TODAY'S TEN News curated by Meena R Prashant Thieves try to loot police station gear under cops’ noses They might have picked an easier job. But a pair of thieves decided to try their luck at Pandav Nagar Police station, no less, where they were caught red-handed, or battery-handed in this case, reports Abhay for The Times of India. On Feb 11, around 4.30 pm, two “repairmen” turned up at the east Delhi police station and began tinkering with door frame metal detector (DFMD) equipment stored at the back. A woman constable, the station sentry, noticed them and alerted the head constable. They proceeded to the back and found the DFMD devices laid out on the ground, opened, and in the process of being dismantled. Batteries were missing from the units. Curiosity drives Delhi boy Shreyas Mishra to perfect 100 in JEE Main Meghna Dhulia for The Times of India noted that curiosity defined Shreyas Mishra’s childhood. As a Class V student, the world around him seemed buzzin

TechDay has welcomed back Anthony Caruana and Donovan Jackson to the outlet, where the two journalists are Interview Editors.  Both will work in a part-time capacity and replace Melania Watson, who has joined media publication B&T as senior reporter. Caruana told Influencing he was pleased to rejoin TechDay, with the opportunity offered after a chat with TechDay Publisher Sean Mitchell.  “Sean mentioned to me, knowing I was finishing up with Media-Wize, it would be nice to have you back on board, and it just happened. “It's very well organised… They've got a great toolkit behind the scenes, and I'm pretty excited to be working in an environment that's so switched on and modern.” Jackson also said he was very excited to be rejoining the masthead.  “To rejoin is great because Sean's built a fantastic business there, and a fantastic team. He runs a very tight ship with a high level of automation, and he places a high level of trust in his people.   “I’m loo

A woman journalist covering a protest at Delhi University’s North Campus was allegedly attacked during a clash between rival student groups on Friday afternoon. The protest was held in support of the University Grants Commission’s equity regulations.  Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad claimed left-wing activists attacked the reporter after she questioned protesters, and demanded police action. In response, All India Students’ Association said right-wing students also assaulted its members, claiming its DU secretary was hurt while stepping in to help the journalist.  According to the Times of India, the group also claimed police failed to intervene as students attempted to register a complaint. Police said the journalist’s medico-legal case has been registered and confirmed an investigation is underway. Authorities stated legal action will be taken based on the outcome of the probe. 

Picture Credit: Australia India News  Senior journalist and author Harish Chandra Burnwal was awarded a PhD on Sunday for his research analysing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio programme and its alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The doctorate was conferred by Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J. P. Nadda during the convocation ceremony of Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies in Faridabad, Haryana. Burnwal’s dissertation studied 53 episodes aired between 2014 and 2019, examining how themes such as sanitation, education, women’s empowerment, health and environmental awareness were communicated through the broadcast. The study noted sanitation as the most frequently discussed topic, followed by education and women’s empowerment. According to the institute, the research is the first academic attempt to statistically link the SDGs with the PM’s radio outreach and is expected to benefit student

  Journalist Ravi Nair on Friday secured bail after a magisterial court in Mansa, Gandhinagar district, suspended his February 10 conviction in a criminal defamation case, enabling him to approach the Sessions court with an appeal within a month. Nair had moved an application seeking suspension of the sentence, which the court allowed. The stay on the conviction will remain in effect for one month, till March 11. Earlier, on February 10, the same court had convicted Nair of criminal defamation based on a complaint filed by Adani Enterprises Ltd. The case relates to a series of social media posts made between October 2020 and July 2021, along with articles published on a website, which the company alleged were defamatory, The Indian Express reported.

Morning, welcome to Tuesday and The Australian's NSW editor Stephen Rice has a front page story around, as he puts it, an "extraordinary payment" which gets an airing today on the front page of the national broadsheet, though not an exclusive which is passing strange because The Oz like to have at least five on the front page - today there are just two and 'NINE'S HUSH-MONEY SCANDAL' is not one of them. That aside it is a cracker of a piece focussing on - says The Oz - a payment of $700,000 "to silence mistress in Roberts-Smith case after allegations against lionised journalist". That journalist is Nine's Walkley-Award-winning Nick McKenzie who writes for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and the story revolves around ex-SAS officer Ben Roberts-Smith's unsuccessful series of court cases. The 'hush-money story has come out now because a judge lifted a suppression order on the payment agreement. Defini

In a fresh call to the fraternity, Editors Club of India invited journalists to register as members, positioning the move as a step towards strengthening independent and fearless journalism. The organisation also shared a QR code for quick enrolment, encouraging media professionals to join the collective effort.  The body framed membership not merely as enrolment, but as participation in defending truth, professional solidarity and public trust at a time when credible reporting remains under pressure.