Image source: ANI, The Hindu and Siasat.com; Edited by Dinesh Raj M   On the morning of June 30, a massive explosion tore through the Sigachi Pharma unit in Pashamylaram, near Hyderabad, turning a regular workday into one of the deadliest industrial tragedies in Telangana’s history.  Hot off the Press According to The Hindu's Naveen Kumar, the blast occurred at 9:20 AM, triggered by a suspected pressure build-up in the spray dryer reactor. The explosion led to a fierce fire and structural collapse, with workers flung over 100 meters due to the intensity. Initial reports were chaotic. While Times of India's Ajay Tomar, Amisha Rajani & Yashaswini Sri pegged the toll at 15 dead and 35 injured, Indian Express later reported at least 34 deaths, and Hindustan Times' Srivasa Rao Apparasu confirmed the count had risen further, with rescue teams recovering more bodies buried under debris. The factory, which manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients and highly combustible

In late May, popular Australian gaming publication GamesHub found itself a new home, after being integrated into a newly created games section on the Screen Hub website.  It was a decision made by parent company Creative Hubs Group “to build upon ScreenHub’s and GamesHub’s growing global reputation and audience for analysis, reviews, op-eds, news and coverage of screen-based entertainment,” ScreenHub Managing Editor Paul Dalgarno told Influencing.  “This further bolsters what was already a closely-knit team working across games, TV, film and streaming content, allowing for an even more focused approach to the best content in these screen-based areas,” he added.  As a result of the integration, Dalgarno said, “the award-winning editorial team from GamesHub has already joined the ScreenHub team, with games content published daily on the website and across video and social media channels alongside our popular film, TV and streaming content”  “Having an integrat

  Decidr's executive director David Brudenell.   Decidr, which says it’s the only pure-play AI software provider on the ASX, has launched AI Mentor – a platform designed for business leaders and created in partnership with Australia’s Growth Faculty. The platform is live now and available here. Decidr is an interesting company, founded in 2018 by Paul Chan, after he discovered that most businesses ask the same questions and operate toward the same goals. Decidr replicates and automates that repeatable structure using agentic agents. The company says that means businesses can supercharge their operations without needing massive human resources. Decidr says its new AI Mentor provides 24/7 access to contextual, speaker-specific advice from some of the world’s most respected leadership thinkers, powered by Decidr’s multi-agent decision engine, and featuring tailored AI agents trained on the published material, event content and personal styles of Growth Faculty’s ment

News Australia has opened applications for the next intake of its National Editorial Cadet Program, offering 30 aspiring journalists the opportunity to join Australia's most recognised news brands. The comprehensive 12-month paid program combines foundational journalism training with the latest innovative techniques and technologies that are shaping the future of news reporting.  Successful applicants will gain invaluable experience working across leading mastheads including The Australian, Herald Sun, The Daily Telegraph, The Courier-Mail, The Advertiser and news.com.au. Herald Sun Editor Sam Weir, who has spent his career at News Corp beginning as a cadet in Adelaide, said: "Our National Editorial Cadet Program represents News’ ongoing investment in quality journalism and the next generation of media professionals. We're committed to nurturing talented individuals who will help us continue our mission of building a better Australia through powerful storytelling and impactfu

     Seven West Media has today announced it has completed the acquisition from Southern Cross Media Group Limited of the television licences and associated assets operating in Tasmania, Darwin, Spencer Gulf, Broken Hill, Mt Isa and Remote, Central and Eastern Australia.  Following the acquisition, SWM becomes the largest regional commercial television broadcaster in Australia, and in a statement said it, “provided continuity for these regional communities to connect with our leading news, sport and entertainment content on Seven and 7plus”.   The transaction cost $3.75 million.   SWM Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Howard, said: “SWM is pleased to have completed this small but strategically important acquisition that solidifies our position as Australia’s leading regional commercial television broadcaster.   “Our ongoing commitment is to ensure that our regional communities can access our local and national news bulletins, our compelling

    Melbourne’s daily newspaper The Age is available to students and staff at Swinburne University of Technology from today in a new premium subscription licensing deal announced by Nine and aimed at engaging audiences with quality journalism.   Patrick Elligett, editor of The Age, said: “This is more than a subscription deal. It is an exciting partnership that will set Swinburne's students on a path to a better informed future with The Age's brand of rigorous and fearless independent journalism.”  Campus Access allows students and staff at Swinburne to have complete access to a premium digital subscription to the journalism in The Age from today.  With plans to make the licensing deal available to universities around Australia, Swinburne is the first Victorian university to enter into the arrangement following the University of Sydney partnership announced earlier this year. The Campus Access partnership will allow students and staff to access a complimentary s