Veteran journalist and media educator Malay Mitra passes away at age 79

Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran journalist and media educator, Dr. Malay Mitra, who helmed the Kolkata bureau of Indian news agency UNI for many years as its manager, passed away recently. Survived by his wife and son, he was 79.

UNI introduced the first full-fledged news agency in Bengali

Kolkata: United News of India (UNI), one of the leading multilingual news agencies in India, introduced a news service in the Bengali language. 'UNI Bangla' commenced its journey as the first full-fledged Bengali news agency.

UNI shuts down news services in Karnataka temporarily

New Delhi, Jun 17 (UNI): United News of India (UNI) on Sunday shut down temporarily its English and Kannada news services and other operations in Karnataka to protest against the harassment and ‘Attack on the Press’ by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

India to start voting on Apr 11 in 7-phase general elections, results on May 23

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): Blowing the poll bugle officially, the Election Commission on Sunday announced the dates of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, beginning April 11, as leaders of various political parties, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, welcomed the announcements.