Hindi news channel Bharat Express has appointed two senior journalists to boost its election coverage.

As climate disasters intensify, the voices telling these stories—often freelancers—are finding it harder than ever to be heard. Environmental journalists like Sharada Balasubramanian in Coimbatore and Joyjeet Das in Kolkata know the urgency of their mission. But between shrinking newsroom budgets, paywalls, algorithm-choked newsfeeds, and readers hooked on distractions, they’re constantly up against a system that doesn’t always value their work.

At 65, this veteran journalist not only continues to make significant contributions to the media landscape but has also taken on the role of editor at News24 online, proving that retirement is merely a new beginning.

Trump’s trade tantrum targeted BRICS, while India defended a declaration that called out tariffs and conflict, not names. Meanwhile, census officials in the Andamans are stuck between ethics and arrows, trying to count people who really don’t want to be counted. On the tech front, desi vendors are ghosting China, wooing Taiwan and the US instead. In sports, Nupur Sheoran boxed her way into family folklore, joining Sakshi and Jaismine for India’s record 11-medal boxing haul. And in cinema, Varalaxmi clapped back at erasure, while Surya Sethupathi embraced the “nepo kid” tag—with chewed gum and cheeky charm.

Clarity Communication, a full-service PR agency based in India, has joined the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) to strengthen its understanding of the evolving India–U.S.business landscape.

Reuters' official X accounts, including @Reuters and @ReutersWorld, were restored on Sunday after being temporarily withheld in India by the social media platform.

For Refraction Media’s Managing Editor, Jasmine Fellows, the publication's core focus is simple: “It’s all about getting clear, impactful science communication to the right audiences.”

Leading ABC journo Lisa Millar announced as new host of ABC's Back Roads, taking over from long-running presenter Heather Ewart who retired from the program this year.

The trial may be over but contempt proceedings against some media may be the next step in the poisoned Beef Wellington saga

Sweeping wins for ABC journos at the South Australian Media awards.

Vinay Sarawagi has taken on a new role as founder of The Media GCC, a purpose-built Global Capability Center designed to support and scale operations for the global media industry.

PM Modi’s BRICS mic-drop—condemn terror or count us out—won headlines, as India boycotted the SCO’s watered-down terror stance and eyed dumping the ASEAN FTA. While Modi played hardball, gangsters played keyboard warriors, using social media to smear cops mid-encounter. On another front, India’s nuclear energy game is being rewritten—private players, new agencies, and a 250 GW target by 2047. At Edgbaston, India’s Gen Z cricketers bulldozed England by 336 runs, as Shubman Gill hit god-mode. And at the box office? Dinosaurs, Pitt, Aamir and Kajol kept the cash registers ringing.

There were smiles aplenty last Thursday evening, as prominent South-Asian trade publication Marketing-Interactive launched its Australian brand at The Ivy Penthouse in Sydney