RBA holds rates — but warns the hike cycle may not be over The Reserve Bank has kept the cash rate on hold at 4.35%, offering short-term relief to borrowers while stressing inflation risks could still force another increase. Several papers frame it as a “pause, not pivot”, with warnings about a slowing economy, potential job losses, and new uncertainty from housing-related tax changes and global shocks. Covered by: Australian Financial Review, The Australian, The West Australian, Daily Telegraph, Courier Mail, The Advertiser. One Nation’s new insurgency targets the economy — and Labor’s tax fights Front pages highlight a sharpening populist push as Barnaby Joyce is slated to become One Nation’s Treasury spokesman, aiming to prosecute cost-of-living and challenge Jim Chalmers on economic credibility. In parallel, Labor is shown managing internal pressure over capital gains tax carve-outs for medical and biotech sectors, underscoring how tax policy is becoming a politica

Network 10 News celebrated its 8th Foundation Day, receiving congratulatory messages from across the media fraternity. The Editors Club of India also extended its best wishes to the channel's management, editorial team, journalists, technical staff and viewers on the occasion. The Club highlighted the contribution of Network 10 News Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Giri, who also serves as the National Senior Vice President of the Editors Club of India. It praised his leadership and dedication to journalism, noting that he has played a key role in strengthening the channel's identity and credibility.  

GC Digital LLP, the digital communications arm of Gloocal Communications, has bagged the prestigious Excellence in Brand Building & Digital Communications award at the HT Media Presents Crafting Bharat Business Conclave & Awards 2026. The award was received by Bhaskar Tare and Parag Dhurke, the founding partners behind the vision and leadership driving GC Digital LLP. Speaking on getting the award, Bhaskar Tare said, “Receiving this honour at the HT Media Presents Crafting Bharat Business Conclave & Awards 2026 marks a significant milestone for GC Digital LLP, reinforcing its position as a growing force in the branding and digital communications industry. The recognition highlights our continued commitment to excellence, innovation, and client success in an increasingly competitive market”. In today’s digital-first environment, where consumer attention is fragmented across multiple platforms, effective brand communication requires agility, precision, and creativi

Times Network has appointed veteran journalist Rubika Liyaquat as Senior Executive Editor of its Hindi news channel Times Now Navbharat. Alongside her editorial responsibilities, she will also serve as Vice President, Special Projects from the network’s Noida office. With over 19 years of experience in broadcast journalism, political reporting, prime‑time anchoring, and newsroom leadership, Liyaquat now takes charge of one of Hindi television’s most recognisable prime‑time formats, News Ki Paathshala. The development comes as the show’s original face, Sushant Sinha, prepares to return to prime time with Desh Ki Paathshala on News18 India from June 16, 2026. Sinha had built News Ki Paathshala into a distinctive explainer‑driven format known for data‑backed storytelling and emphasis on facts over fury. Now, Hindi news audiences are set to witness an interesting battle of the classrooms, with Liyaquat steering News Ki Paathshala at Times Now Navbharat, while

  A Kashmiri who was asked her caste before her religion. A Bengali who arrived when he was 11 years old and never left. On Influencing Insider, Tabeenah Anjum and Deep Mukherjee explain how two outsiders came to write From Dynasties to Democracy, the book Rajasthan's politics had been waiting for. Early in her reporting career in Rajasthan, Tabeenah Anjum assumed her name had already answered the most personal question anyone could ask her. She was wrong about the question. "Tumhari jaati kya hai?" she was asked. What is your caste? A Kashmiri new to Jaipur, she genuinely did not know. "I said, I don't know. I will have to check." A state where caste can outrank religion in the order of introductions is a state that deserves a better explanation than forts and camels. From Dynasties to Democracy: Politics, Caste and Power Struggles in Rajasthan, by journalists Tabeenah Anjum and Deep Mukherjee, is the first serious attempt in English to provide on

  YouTube remains the platform most Indians reach for when they want news online, but the latest data suggests its lead has stopped widening, while Instagram and WhatsApp are pulling in news audiences far faster. According to the Reuters Digital News Report 2026, produced in collaboration with the Asian College of Journalism, released on June 16, nearly 58 per cent of respondents in India said they use YouTube for news. However, it is imperative to note the figure draws on the report's online sample, which is mainly English-speaking and not nationally representative, but within that audience, YouTube sits at the top of the table. What the same table shows, though, is that YouTube's usage for news rose only three percentage points over the year, barely above the threshold the report treats as significant. Instagram, by contrast, climbed eight points to 45 per cent, and WhatsApp rose 10 points to 56 per cent, now almost level with YouTube. In other words, the platform everyone nam

Tuesday, 16 June 2026 #1  ·  Times Nation  ·  In-depth feature India & Slovakia upgrade ties, seek reform of global bodies By Sachin Parashar, Manash Gohain   ·   The Times of India (New Delhi Edition)  ·  Page 16 PM Narendra Modi became the first Indian PM to visit Slovakia in 33 years, elevating bilateral ties to a comprehensive partnership covering defence, AI, space and civil nuclear energy. The two sides announced over a dozen outcomes including a joint counterterrorism working group, a defence cooperation letter of intent, and an MoU on labour migration, set against the backdrop of Modi's broader reading of a fractured Europe. A companion analytical piece contextualises Slovakia's geopolitical ambivalence within the EU-NATO framework and India's strategic calculus in deepening ties with a state hedging between West and East. The pairing of a straight diplomatic report with a sharp contextua