In 1938, Laszlo Biro noticed newspaper ink dried instantly while his fountain pen kept smudging, what he invented next 'revolutionised' writing foreverA Hungarian journalist, Laszlo Biro, noticed newspaper ink dried fast. This led him to invent the ballpoint pen. He replaced fountain pen i...
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- J Dey murder: Police say call from Yemen could be hoax
Police today said that the anonymous phone call from Yemen claiming that Indian Mujahideen (IM) was behind the murder of crime reporter J D...
19 Jun, 2011, 09.32 PM IST
- Bombay HC intervenes in Dey murder case, seeks status report
The Bombay high court has intervened in the Jyotirmoy Dey murder case and has sought a status report from Mumbai police in the ongoing prob...
16 Jun, 2011, 02.21 PM IST
- Chhota Shakeel men detained for journalist Jyotirmoy Dey's murder
Four days after the murder of Mid Day journalist J Dey, police have detained three persons, believed to be members of Chhota Shakeel gang, ...
15 Jun, 2011, 05.31 PM IST
- Scribe's murder: Senior cop under scanner
Two days after journalist J Dey was shot dead, the Mumbai police is examining various possibilities, including the role of a police officer.
14 Jun, 2011, 09.42 AM IST
- Dey targeted for zeal to expose powerful elements: Commission
The South Asia Media Commission India asked the Maharashtra government to throw the entire might of the state administration behind the pro...
13 Jun, 2011, 02.12 PM IST
- Sonia Gandhi condemns journalist's murder
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday expressed shock over the killing of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey in Mumbai and asked the party...
12 Jun, 2011, 10.33 AM IST
- Ambika Soni condemns Mid Day journalist's murder
She expressed confidence in the "home minister of Maharashtra will live up to his assurance of tracking down the assailants in the shortest...
12 Jun, 2011, 04.25 AM IST
- MidDay crime reporter shot dead in Mumbai
Jyoti Dey was heading the crime bureau at Mid-Day. According to police, four persons riding on two bikes fired at Dey this afternoon.
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