India Today has launched the 3C Project, a platform designed to shift polarised conversations toward constructive, empathy-led dialogue.

The Tamil Nadu government has expanded its support for journalists through various welfare measures.

Senior journalist Pankaj Kapahi has launched his own digital news platform, Punjab First Voice.

The Third Annual Kalyan Barooah Awards 2025 were presented in New Delhi on Thursday, December 11. The awards honour the memory of late journalist Kalyan Barooah and recognise outstanding work in journalism and literature from the Northeast. The event was organised by the Delhi-based NGO My Home India and the North East Media Forum on Barooah’s birth anniversary.

In a world racing toward automation, where AI now shapes everything from classrooms to government workflows, a small school in Kashmir's Budgam is choosing a gentler path. Life School in Chrar-e-Sharief hosted a media workshop this week to honour senior journalist and editor Mudasir Ali, who passed away in 2020, reportedly due to alleged medical negligence. The workshop also marked the first anniversary of the Mudasir Ali Podcast Studio, an in-house audio–visual lab built to carry forward his rigorous and human-centred approach to journalism.

Lead: Modi and Trump held a “warm, engaging” call a week after Putin’s visit, aligning on trade talks and tech, defence and energy cooperation. Spotlight: SC has moved to the next step in India’s passive-euthanasia framework, ordering an AIIMS secondary board for 31-year-old Harish Rana after doctors confirmed no hope of recovery. Tech: Banks reversing course on digital onboarding, restoring physical checks after mule-account fraud surged. Sports: India’s 4–0 win over Brazil as SA shock fightback against HK sets up a lively quarterfinal. Entertainment: Rajinikanth revives Padayappa in theatres on his 75th birthday.

nextmedia announces the sale of two of Australia’s most iconic children’s magazine brands, K-Zone and Total Girl, to Nuclear Media, a fast-growing specialist publisher focused on youth and entertainment content.

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On November 14, the day of the Bihar election results, the Dainik Bhaskar app saw 2 million users from the state.

Concept Public Relations India Ltd has been appointed to manage the communication mandate for Avro Furniture, taking charge of its media outreach, strategic communications, and visibility initiatives.

Agartala Press Club has strongly condemned the attack on Sumit Kumar Singh, a photojournalist associated with Agartala TV and a member of the Tripura Photo Journalists’ Association.

LEAD ANALYSIS: India’s tech moment has turned into a capital surge, with Amazon, Microsoft and others lining up over $50 billion to power AI, cloud and data hubs. SPOTLIGHT: The Bilaspur crash probe found the loco pilot “unfit,” failing key safety tests. SPORTS: India’s juniors snatched bronze in the Hockey World Cup Championships. TECH: Telangana set to deploy 1,000 crore to build 100 unicorns. ENTERTAINMENT: IMDb crowns Saiyaara the year’s most popular Indian film.

On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi via a letter to step in and release journalists who are currently in jail in India.

Ramakant Mahananda, the Rairakhol correspondent of Odia news channel OTV, died in a road accident near Naktideul on Monday. He was 46.

Prakhar Sachdeo’s — Prakhar Talks Sports is changing the way we hear athlete stories.