The annual conference of Media Cares Odisha placed a strong spotlight on the health, welfare, and social security of journalists and their families, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID‑19 pandemic, Orissa Diary reported. Formed to support mediapersons affected during the pandemic, the organisation has brought together around 250 journalists in Rayagada district, sustaining mutual aid without organised funding. District Chairman Dr. Badal Kumar Tah praised the collective effort as a matter of pride that has helped address critical issues. The conference began with a tribute to 33 journalists who lost their lives, followed by a silent prayer. Senior journalist Janmejay Swain highlighted the contributions and health needs of 14 senior journalists above 60, demanding immediate implementation of a family pension scheme on the lines of other states. General Secretary Ranjan Rath presented the activity report, while Treasurer Goparanjan Baxipatra placed the financial statemen

Mi3's Fast News - originally positioned as an AI experiment - is an experiment no more as it has been folded into the core Mi3 product. The AI-powered news service launched two years ago and was originally delivered to readers as a unique newsletter but will now be part of the primary Mi3 Daily Edition, which is expanding to a five-day per week cadence. News is also now integrated into the core online story list, rather than existing as a silo. Writing about the change on Mi3, publisher Nadia Cameron said that it had been an "eye-opening, sometimes frustrating and sometimes jubilant two years since we launched Mi3's Fast News". However, the AI automations had proven themselves, both in their ability to sustain newsroom efficiencies, but also their ability to attract an audience. "By integrating our AI-supported, transactional news into the overall Mi3 masthead offering, we’re signalling AI-supported content delivery is a new, permanent reality of news

ABC Classic will mark 50 years on air this Saturday January 24 with a special all-day broadcast celebrating five decades of Australia’s leading classical music network.   From 6am through to midnight, listeners across the country are invited to be part of a national celebration. The broadcast is set to feature archival recordings, ‘best of’ live concerts, tributes from past and present presenters, listener stories, and other memorable moments that have defined half a century of classical music on air.   ABC Classic presenters will be at the helm throughout the day, sharing stories, surprises and special recordings made exclusively for ABC Classic.   The celebrations begin with Ed Le Brocq, followed by Megan Burslem and Genevieve Lang across the morning. Mairi Nicolson, Vanessa Hughes, Russell Torrance and Alice Keat

Welcome to Wednesday and in Sydney there's one main story - shark attacks - and that makes the front pages of both The Sydney Morning Herald and the Daily Telegraph, the latter devoting no less than the front page and pages 4 to 7 to the attacks, the victims, and what to do about the sharks. Ex-PM Tony Abbott wades into the controversy with the Tele's front page headline blaring 'WE NEED TO CULL', under a 'BEACH FRENZY' strapline. Abbott - described as 'an avid surfer and volunteer lifesaver' - calls for the reintroduction of the state's shark fishery. The Tele have a big team on this story, with Zoe Smith and Freya Parsons penning a guide on to 'How to stay safe in peak season', the 'peak season' mention kind of pointing to one of the issues, David Southwell, Janine Watson and William Tyson on some of the people attacked and bitten, including an interview with a man who had 18 stitches "after

  The Press Club of India (PCI) has strongly condemned the Punjab government’s alleged attempt to stop the publication and circulation of the Punjabi Kesari newspaper, calling the move “deeply disturbing” and a direct assault on press freedom. In a statement issued on Friday, the PCI said it was shocked by reports that police forces were deployed at various centres to disrupt circulation. The action reportedly followed a January 15, 2026 letter addressed to the Chief Minister of Punjab, in which the government allegedly threatened to cancel the newspaper’s advertisement releases and electricity supply. The PCI warned that such intimidation strikes at the foundation of democracy. “Press freedom would be rendered meaningless if authorities disrupt the printing or circulation of newspapers. This is a grave violation of the fundamental right to freedom of expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution,” the statement said. Citing the Supreme Court’s landmark Ben

Image edited by Dinesh Raj M   In a sharply worded judgment, the court quashed income tax reassessment notices issued in 2016 against Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy, founders of NDTV. The notices attempted to reopen a 2009–10 assessment that had already been scrutinised and closed in 2013, this time by treating notional interest on loans from RRPR Holding as taxable income. No new facts. No fresh evidence. Just a second reopening, triggered by a complaint and justified through bureaucratic contortions. The court wasn’t impressed. It called the exercise arbitrary, labelled it harassment, called the move legally untenable, violative of fundamental rights and even imposed Rs 2 lakh in costs on the tax department and nullified all consequential proceedings. The message was blunt: once an assessment has been examined and concluded, the state does not get endless attempts to revisit it unless new material facts emerge. This is where the story becomes bigger than NDTV.