@Derryn Hinch, one of Australia’s most recognisable media personalities, broadcasters and political figures, has died aged 82. Confirmed by his former employer, 3AW, Hinch died in his sleep at his Melbourne home after a career spanning more than six decades across print, radio, television and politics. Born in New Zealand in 1944, Hinch began his journalism career at 15 at the Taranaki Herald before moving to Australia, where he joined The Sun newspaper in Sydney. He later worked as a Fairfax foreign correspondent and New York bureau chief before returning to become editor of The Sun. Hinch became a major figure in Australian broadcasting after moving into radio, beginning a morning program on Melbourne station 3XY in 1978 before joining 3AW in 1979. He hosted 3AW’s morning program for eight years, alongside television roles including hosting Beauty and the Beast. In 1987, he launched his own current affairs program, which ran until 1994, and later returned to radio before jo

Friday, 10 July 2026 #1  ·  Times City / Front Page  ·  Breaking news / In-depth feature Delhi Fails First Real 2026 Monsoon Test — Flooded Roads, Fallen Trees, Submerged Underpasses Disrupt Movement By Vibha Sharma, Ishita Jairath   ·   The Times of India, New Delhi  ·  Page 1, 6 Delhi's first significant monsoon rain of 2026 exposed chronic infrastructure failures, with waterlogging reported across dozens of arterial and internal roads, submerged underpasses, fallen trees, and at least one child drowning in a flooded lane in Samaypur Badli. The multi-reporter package integrates IMD rainfall data, PWD and MCD response claims, resident testimonies from across the city, ward-level political reactions, and a granular mapping of 12 waterlogging hotspots alongside traffic impact zones. Parallel reporting from Ghaziabad documented a road cave-in that swallowed vehicles, a school bus tilting into a submerged

The Mumbai Press Club will hold its biennial elections for the 2026-28 term on July 17, with scrutiny of nomination papers completed at the club premises on July 8. A total of 88 nomination forms were received for various posts. The presidential election will see a contest between Rajiv Khandekar and Surendra P. Gangan. For the post of chairperson, S. Balakrishnan and Mayuresh Ganapatye are in the fray, while Ashish S. Raje and Dhondiba Mhaske will contest for vice chairperson. Sourabh Sharma has emerged as the sole valid candidate for the post of secretary, while no valid nomination was received for the post of joint secretary. Shashank Parade is the only valid candidate for treasurer. Fourteen candidates are contesting for 10 seats on the managing committee. They are Anurag Kamble, Umesh Goswami, Anita D. Shukla, Girish Chitre, Nachiket Kulkarni, Ashish Rane, Jyotsna Gangane, Anish Patil, K. J. Bennychan, Sanjay Ranjit, Poonam Apraj, Swapnil Mishra, Girish Gaikwad and Vaibhav P

Photo caption: SJUK President S.R. Sakthidharan, General Secretary V.R. Rajamohan, Working President K. Janardhaan Nair, Thiruvananthapuram District President M. Rajendra Prasad, and District Secretary K.P. Rajasekharan Pillai met Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on May 25 and submitted a memorandum seeking the resolution of the pending issues faced by retired journalists. The Senior Journalists Union Kerala (SJUK) has renewed its demand for the restoration of welfare benefits and implementation of the revised pension plan for retired journalists, raising the issue during its committee meeting held at the Thrissur Press Club on July 7. Speaking to Influencing, Union General Secretary V. R. Rajmohan said nearly 704 retired journalists in Kerala are dependent on the state's journalist pension scheme, according to 2024 records, but several promised benefits remain pending. "Our demand is very simple. Give us what is ours," Rajmohan said. One of the Union's key demands is the res

Three journalist organisations - the Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ), Shramjeevi Patrakar Sangh and the Churu District Journalists’ Association, on July 7 jointly submitted a memorandum to Superintendent of Police Nishchay Prasad M, demanding the immediate arrest of the assailant who allegedly carried out a life-threatening attack on senior journalist Rajendra Singh Shekhawat. Several journalists gathered at the SP’s office, urging swift and strict action. Responding to the delegation, SP Nishchay Prasad M condemned the assault, saying attacks on the “fourth pillar of democracy” would not be tolerated. He stressed that journalists play a vital role in highlighting social issues and amplifying marginalised voices, adding that any attack on them is unacceptable. Senior journalist JP Joshi alleged the attack followed Shekhawat’s reporting on a drug-related issue, warning that if journalists were unsafe at district headquarters, conditions in remote areas cou

The Viswa Sambad Kendra (VSK), RSS' official media and research entre, honoured five eminent media personalities with the Narad Samman 2026 during the "Narad Jayanti Udjapan & Narad Samman 2026" programme held at Sisir Mancha in Kolkata on July 5. The annual event commemorates the birth anniversary of Maharshi Narad, regarded in Indian tradition as the world's earliest communicator and journalist. The awards recognised distinguished contributions to journalism and public life. Among those honoured were veteran journalist Rathindra Mohan Bandyopadhyay, former journalist with Anandabazar Patrika and Bartaman; Bhajanlal Gangopadhyay, Special Correspondent of The Statesman, for his investigative reporting spanning more than two decades; senior journalist and former Kolkata Press Club president Ranjit Roy; researcher and former Swastika editor D. Bijoy Adhya; and educationist and author Rabindranath Dutta, known for his work on the Partition of India. West Bengal Governor R. N. Rav

Yesterday when your Epitomist was cutting Telstra some slack, we were careful to exclude the Triple Zero failures. That is the one obligation that carriers just have to get right, and it seems Telstra got it more wrong than even it was aware. The revelation of a possible death caused by the outage saw tech feature prominently across the country’s front pages today. David Swan landed the lead story on the Sydney Morning Herald and Age front pages, Eilidh Sprout-Mellis was front page at The Herald while The Advertiser threw over most of its front page to the saga. It was always curious that a claim made by South Australian Senator Liddle that one of her constituents had died after being unable to connect to triple-0, was refuted by police. That left reporters covering the story in an interesting situation. Do you report on what was essentially a rumour without any substantiation. David Swan chose to reference it in his story that we linked to yesterday, and followed through on