There was tinsel aplenty, and a jolly good time was had by all last night as Influencing held its annual Red Christmas Party for 2025, this year combined with Influencing/Media Connect's 25th Anniversary party.

What began as a simple platform to sell pre-loved baby gear has blossomed into a thriving online community of 1.4 million mothers, thanks to the vision and tenacity of Belinda Jennings, founder of Mum Central.

Veteran TV presenter and now radio host, Chris Bath will step down as ABC Radio Sydney’s Drive host at the end of the year and will pursue some passion projects which she will share with listeners on Radio Sydney.

Plenty of hot air, US involves itself in our business, interstellar Indigenous business, researcher looks into porn, Russia muscling in, Sloane goes to the shops, long distance NIMBYS, bad chat Snapchat, and 'hunt for evil truth'. It's all in today's print editions, with stories by Laura Placella, Eilidh Sproul-Mellis and Jessica Wang, Jenny Wiggins, Ryan Cropp and Angela Macdonald-Smith, Alexandra Smith and Siena Fagan, Matthew Knott, Natasha Bita, Sarah Ison and Dennis Shanahan, and Michael Koziol.

Prarthana Hazarika represented India at Sport Forum Hungary 25, held November 19–20, 2025, the largest professional sports platform in Hungary and Central Europe.

On the third day of its four-day Book Fair and Literary Festival in Ludhiana, the Punjabi Sahit Academy hosted a dedicated session on “Punjab and Journalism,” bringing together prominent voices to reflect on the region’s media landscape, historical narratives, and communal challenges.

Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy on Sunday called for a globally coordinated policy on the use of Artificial Intelligence in journalism, stressing that ethical safeguards are essential to protect public trust. She was speaking at the closing ceremony of the 9th National Media Conclave held at the KIMS Auditorium.

India’s presence at the regional Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) conference in Malaysia was marked by senior journalist Deepak Tiwari, former Vice-Chancellor of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal. Tiwari addressed the gathering, making it a moment of pride for Madhya Pradesh as India played a central role in shaping a new cross-border journalism initiative.

Naam Tamilar Katchi chief coordinator Seeman has been booked after visuals of him losing his temper and abusing a television journalist during a press interaction in Puducherry on Sunday, November 23, went viral across social media platforms.

The police have arrested two men in connection with the assault on a journalist during a raid in Gurugram. The accused have been identified as Sukhwinder Singh of Mandola village in Charkhi Dadri and Gaurav Taneja of Rohtak. Sukhwinder Singh, who is on bail in the 2022 Sonali Phogat murder case, was among those involved in the attack, The Tribune reported.

Journalist Sutapa Gosh has stressed that high-quality training programmes for media professionals are the need of the hour. Her remarks come after she attended a three-day national workshop in Bengaluru organised by UNESCO, the Indian Journalists Union and the Karnataka Union of Working Journalists to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.

LEAD ANALYSIS: Justice Surya Kant took oath as India’s 53rd CJI, stressing free speech with responsibility and preparing to tackle 90,000 pending cases and major SIR matters. SPOTLIGHT: Bastar is transforming as 3.9 lakh youth — many from ex-Maoist regions — compete in a sports movement reclaiming identity. TECH: Are Indians pivoting from volatile H-1Bs to EB-1A and NIW visas for stability and faster green-card paths. ENTERTAINMENT: Dharmendra — the timeless star who charmed generations across genres, passes away at 89. SPORTS: India’s women’s kabaddi team clinched a second straight World Cup, undefeated and unfazed under pressure.

A young woman journalist working as an anchor for a local news portal was found dead inside her office in Guwahati on Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as Ritumoni Roy, who was supposed to get married on December 5. Preparations for the ceremony were reportedly underway.