When Hunger Beats War Filed from the visa queues of Delhi, Sugandha Jha, reporting for The Times of India, captured a quiet but brutal truth about migration. War may be looming over West Asia, but outside Gulf visa centres in Delhi, the line hasn’t shortened. Workers from Bihar, Jharkhand, Punjab and Kerala sit on pavements clutching contracts, medical reports and passports because staying back often feels riskier than leaving. Her report shows how economics trumps geopolitics for India’s migrant workforce. A job in the Gulf can mean 45,000 a month instead of 10,000 at home, sometimes even 1.5 lakh for drivers. Loans have already been taken, recruitment fees paid, families waiting. Nearly nine million Indians live in the Gulf, sending back remittances that sustain households across the country. Even as 52,000 Indians returned recently due to regional tensions, many more are still preparing to go because for them, the real conflict isn’t in West Asia. Ma

The Press Information Bureau (PIB) Shillong has organised a six day media exposure visit to Sikkim for a 10 member delegation of journalists from Meghalaya, the PIB said in a statement. The delegation arrived in Gangtok and was received by PIB Gangtok officials. The visit aims to provide journalists with first hand exposure to development initiatives across sectors such as agriculture, horticulture, tourism, research and border area development. During the tour, the delegation will visit institutions including the Spices Board India Regional Office and the ICAR National Research Centre for Orchids, and attend the Indian Orchid Festival 2026 in Pakyong. They will also visit key cultural and border locations across the state.  

The News18 Showsha Reel Awards 2026 were held on March 7, celebrating films, web series, performances, and creative talent that captivated audiences over the past year. Hosted by Maniesh Paul and Mini Mathur, the ceremony brought together leading names from cinema and OTT. The jury featured Priyadarshan, Tanvi Azmi, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Mahima Chaudhry, Shruti Mahajan, and Saurabh Sachdeva, Adgully reported. Prominent personalities including Madhuri Dixit, Manoj Bajpayee, Pankaj Tripathi, Shabana Azmi, Ananya Panday and Sanya Malhotra were part of the gathering, underscoring the event’s stature in India’s entertainment calendar.

The Tripura Working Journalists Association (TWJA) has begun a statewide organisational visit to strengthen ties with grassroots journalists. On March 8, meetings were held in Kailashahar and Dharmanagar, with participation from reporters across North Tripura and Unakoti districts. Association president Bijoy Pal and secretary Sunil Debnath engaged directly with field correspondents, who raised concerns over professional insecurity, low remuneration, and challenges faced during reporting assignments, Tripura Info reported. Pal said similar meetings will be organised in other districts, while also voicing concern over “broker journalists” in the capital and alleging misuse of the profession by self‑styled leaders for political and financial interests.

Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India and Nielsen on Monday launched BARC | Nielsen ONE Ads, a cross-media measurement solution designed to provide unified advertising measurement across digital and linear platforms. According to StoryBoard18, the new system merges BARC’s linear TV viewership data with Nielsen ONE Ads’ digital measurement, providing a deduplicated view of audiences across screens. According to the companies, the framework addresses the need for a single-source measurement of advertising performance. Nakul Chopra, CEO, BARC India said the system delivers cross-screen insights, while Akhil Parekh, Chief Product Officer at Nielsen said it provides advertisers with a single deduplicated view of campaign performance.

Sometimes the only way a foreign conflict becomes newsworthy to Australian punters, is when it starts to impact them directly. And with petrol prices climbing with no sign of respite, suddenly this war is back on the front pages. WAR AT THE PUMP, yelled The Daily Telegraph with Jessica Wang and Remy Varga combining to report that the pain could be even worse for Joe Blow because gas was pushing up inflation, and that could increase interest rates. Of course, for all matters due to the hip pocket, we should jump across to the Fin, where things are so serious, the Nine business paper could find any room for its Daily AI spectre. OIL SHOCK SHATTERS MARKETS, wrote Gus McCubbing, Grace Lagan and Jonathan Shapiro noting that $100 billion hs been wiped from Australian retiremement savings since the confict started following a 2.9 per cen fall in S&P/ASX The Australian was back to devoting much of its front page to the conflict with Richard Gerguson, Jack Quail and Noah Yim claiming t

Journalist, media consultant and academic Garima Dutt has passed away suddenly. She had served as an Assistant Professor at the Delhi School of Journalism. Colleagues and peers remembered her as thoughtful, articulate and deeply engaged with the profession. Many recalled conversations with her on the evolving Indian media landscape, noting her commitment to critical reflection and dialogue. Her passing has left a void in both journalism and academia, where she was admired for her insight and dedication.