Topic: Journalists

India Ranks 157 in Press Freedom Index

India ranked 157th out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index released on 30 April 2026 by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The ranking placed India...

May 3, 2026

Journalist Patil Puttappa passes away

Veteran journalist Patil Puttappa who was fondly known as Papu, passed away recently at the age of 99. He was an ardent follower of Gandhian principles and a...

March 18, 2020

Rajdeep Sardesai wins 2019 Prem Bhatia Award for political reporting

Veteran journalist and consulting editor at India Today TV, Rajdeep Sardesai has been conferred with the prestigious 2019 Prem Bhatia Award for Outstanding Political Reporting on 11th August...

August 12, 2019

Kyaw Soe Oo chosen for 2019 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize

Journalists Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone (Myanmar) has been chosen for 2019 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize. Both laureates are serving 7-year prison sentences. At the time...

April 15, 2019

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange got arrested in London

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks was taken into custody by London’s Metropolitan Police on 11th April, 2019, at the Ecuadorian Embassy. This charge carries a possible prison sentence...

April 12, 2019

Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi named as Time magazine’s “Person of Year”

Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in October 2018 at his country’s embassy in Istanbul, has been named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for his...

December 12, 2018

The New York Times and The New Yorker win 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service

The New York Times and The New Yorker have jointly won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service on April 16 for explosive reporting that brought down Harvey Weinstein...

April 17, 2018

Gauri Lankesh become first person from India to win Anna Politkovskaya Award

Kannada journalist Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017, has been awarded a prestigious global Anna Politkovskaya Award, which is given in the...

October 7, 2017

Sanjaya Baru named as new secretary general of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

Dr. Sanjaya Baru has been named as the new secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He will assume the charge from...

August 3, 2017

Manu Raju, Indo-American wins White House Journalism award

Manu Raju an Indian-American journalist was among the journalists, who have won the White House Correspondents Journalism award for 2012. Manu Raju was honoured with the Merriman Smith...

May 1, 2012

Winners of the 2012 Pulitzer Prizes

Columbia University on Monday announced the winners of the 96th yearly Pulitzer Prizes, among the most esteemed recognitions for achievement in US journalism and the arts. Following are...

April 20, 2012

Current Affairs Awards October 25-31

October 25, 2009: CDAC-ACCS Foundation AwardsCDAC-ACCS Foundation Award were instituted by the Advance Computing and Communications Society. The 2009 winner of this award are Dr Raj Jain of...

November 29, 2009