To remind people of the power of voting, The Times of India and The Economic Times launched the impactful ‘Ink of Democracy’ campaign, now a Gold winner at the Cannes Lions 2024 in the Print & Publishing category.

Dayanidhi Maran has legally declared war on brother Kalanithi, alleging a Rs300-cr style corporate heist at Sun TV—while their father lay comatose (A Subramani, TOI; Arun Janardhanan, IE). Israel threatened to assassinate Iran’s Khamenei over missile strikes, as the internet dug up Ayatollah Khomeini’s Barabanki roots (Yurii Stasiuk, Politico; Chandrajit Mitra, ET). Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par has silenced doubters with box office lift-off and soul-stirring reviews (Mohit Dixit & Gayatri Nirmal, Pinkvilla). Meanwhile, AI is taking over—your glasses, apps, and attention spans (Chandrima Banerjee, TOI). And Sachin’s backing Gen-Z India to defeat England (Karthik Krishnaswamy, ESPN; Nitin Naik, TOI).

"Our boardrooms now aren't just 67-year-old white guys sitting around making decisions. There's been a wave of change there," says Capital Brief's CEO Chris Janz who explains why the news outlet is proving so successful.

The Hindu has been crowned the Champion Publisher of the year at the WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards South Asia 2025, sweeping 10 wins across categories including video, AI, podcasts, and data visualisation.

The Republic Kannada Sangama, a major cultural summit celebrating Karnataka’s literary, theatrical and cinematic heritage, was held on Thursday, 19 June 2025

Criteo has announced a global partnership with dentsu, marking the first time its full Commerce Media Platform will be deployed by a major holding company.

Secret Sauce Communications has been appointed as the PR and corporate reputation partner for Bindu Fizz Jeera Masala, as Karnataka-based SG Corporates prepares for the brand’s national rollout.

Gurugram-based public relations firm PRandit Solution has secured the strategic communications mandate for Strrot, a global luxury interiors and design collectibles.

Modi shut down Trump’s peace broker fantasy—again—making it clear Pakistan requested a ceasefire, not the US (Rezaul H Laskar, HT; Shubhajit Roy, IE). In campus news, India hits a QS milestone with 54 unis ranked, IIT-Delhi leading the charge (Manash Gohain, TOI). Meanwhile, BCCI’s wallet just got lighter—Bombay HC ordered Rs 538 cr to Kochi Tuskers (Vijay Tagore, Cricbuzz). Scientists cooked up nano-cups to roast cancer cells without toxic chemicals (Chethan Kumar, TOI). And Aamir’s Sitaare Zameen Par? Pre-sales are as underwhelming as the title (Trisha Kaur, Koimoi).

Australian Traveller Media's co-founder Quentin Long reveals the publication's core mission and target audience, while offering valuable insights into how the organisation operates and engages with PR professionals.

Welcome to the first in a regular series focussing on Australia's regional media. Today we hear from Susanna Freymark, editor and journalist at IndyNR.com which covers the Richmond Valley and Kyogle Shire.

Som Distilleries & Breweries Ltd. has appointed Image Stereo as its public relations and brand communications partner following a multi-agency pitch.

SC threw a sharp jab at mob vetoes, backing Thug Life's right to screen in Karnataka—rule of law > outrage, said Justices Bhuyan and Manmohan (Dhananjay Mahapatra, TOI). Meanwhile, India’s embassy in Tehran asked citizens to just drive out—with borders tense and airspace shut, it’s DIY diplomacy now (Devirupa Mitra, The Wire). Over in cyberland, Google’s Heather Adkins told TOI's Pankaj Doval that AI’s both sword and shield—and India’s surprisingly ahead. Also: WTT India is bringing paddle power home (Amol Karhadkar, The Hindu), and Nagarjuna goes villain mode in Coolie—his most rule-breaking role yet (THR India).

VerSe Innovation, the parent company of Dailyhunt and Josh, is relocating to a smaller office in Bengaluru’s Bellandur in a cost-cutting move expected to save Rs 60 lakh per month, or Rs 7.2 crore annually.