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Morning, hope you all had a fine weekend and welcome to Monday. For sports fans - and that's just about everyone here when an Australian team is winning - well in this case unless you're English - the big news is Australia is now two-up in the five-test Ashes cricket series and several of the papers carry joyful pictures of the latest win in Brisbane at the Gabba.  The story which goes with the AP picture above is on The Australian's front page and story written by Will Stanton who takes us through the last day's play. And The Courier-Mail, ('BAZBALL IN ASHES') is another front page piece with a jubilant cricketing picture used big. English folk, avert your gaze.  Meanwhile, in other news...this week - Wednesday - sees the U16 social media ban come into force and that world-first gets some decent coverage this morning with the Herald Sun devoting two full pages inside the paper under it's 'Let Them Be Kids' banner which the N

  Senior video journalist Damodar passed away on Thursday, leaving his family, colleagues and the wider media fraternity in shock and grief. BRS president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao expressed deep sorrow at the loss, recalling Damodar’s long association with the Telangana movement. “Damodar was a dedicated journalist who played an active role in reporting the Telangana agitation since the party’s inception,” Rao said, adding that his passing while on duty was a great loss. Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar also paid tribute, writing on X: “It is deeply saddening to learn about the sudden passing of Hyderabad-based senior video journalist Damodar. His warm nature and unexpected demise have left colleagues and the wider media fraternity in profound grief. My heartfelt condolences to his family. Om Shanti.” Telangana Minister for R&B and Cinematography Komatireddy Venkat Reddy echoed the sentiment, calling Damodar’s untimely death

In yet another incident of manhandling and misbehaviour towards journalists, a case has been reported from the Kuthanur area of Palakkad district. The incident occurred when a journalist sought a response from Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala regarding Congress MLA Rahul Mankootathil, who has been accused in a sexual harassment case. When reporters questioned Chennithala about Mankootathil, Congress workers allegedly assaulted them. Other journalists who tried to intervene were also reportedly pushed. The incident took place at a time when the court was hearing Mankootathil’s anticipatory bail plea, Deshabhimani reported.

  House of Communication India, has won the nationwide PR mandate for PropertyPistol, a tech-driven real estate consulting company. The agency will help PropertyPistol improve its media visibility across key markets and strengthen how different stakeholders view the company as it enters its next phase of growth. As part of the mandate, House of Communication will handle corporate and business communication, create consumer-focused stories, increase product visibility, and support investor and industry engagement. The agency will also work on different storytelling formats to support PropertyPistol’s expansion plans. Ashish Narain Agarwal, Founder and MD of PropertyPistol, said the partnership comes at an important time as the company expands its presence and strengthens its connection with customers, developers, and channel partners. He added that they look forward to using House of Communication’s expertise to build a strong and trustworthy brand narrative. Shi

Image source: The Core Report; Edited by Pragadish Kirubakaran   India woke up to a travel nightmare this week: its largest airline buckled under its own scale. What began as murmurs of delays snowballed into the biggest operational meltdown in IndiGo’s 20-year history — more than 500 cancellations in a single day, thousands stranded nationwide, and a system stretched so thin that even rival airlines felt the ripple. The crisis has exposed not just a staffing crunch but a deeper structural fragility in India’s aviation ecosystem, one that relies heavily on a single low-cost behemoth to keep the skies moving. Hot Off the Press Saurabh Sinha of the Times of India captures the chaos with brutal clarity: IndiGo admitted to the DGCA that it “grossly underestimated” pilot requirements under the new crew-fatigue rules that took effect on November 1. The airline had expanded winter capacity by 6 per cent despite the tighter norms — a planning gap

InnovationAus’ Associate Editor Justin Hendry has described the publication’s new journalist, David Allen, as a “real great addition to the team”.  “I’m looking forward to seeing what he brings to the role,” Hendry told Influencing. “He’s going to be the man on the ground in Canberra, attending press conferences and taking the temperature of tech policy in the capital.”  Allen joined InnovationAus last month, departing his role as Daily Briefings Editor at Isentia. He has also moved from Melbourne to Canberra for the role.  He’ll be working out of the masthead’s Press Gallery Office, filing news stories and contributing to the publication's day-to-day editorial activity.  Allen joins Hendry, Senior Journalist Joseph Brookes and Editorial Director James Riley as the publication’s full-time editorial team.  Allen’s addition, Hendry said, meant InnovationAus can, “begin chasing after more of the juicy stuff, begin putting in FOIs, and give more fo