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Hafta letters: Gender issues, creamy layer in quota, Kolkata case

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India’s media wars: Press freedom in crisis

Press freedom is in crisis in the "world's largest democracy" with attacks against journalists, concentration of media ownership, pro-government bias and expulsions of foreign reporters. Since India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, several mainstream Indian TV channels have effectively turned into government mouthpieces.

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Open letter in India calls for withdrawal of go-ahead to prosecute Arundhati Roy

Over 200 signatories urge government to reverse decision enabling action against writer under anti-terrorism law

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‘No democracy if media keeps sitting on the lap’: Congress ad targets ‘Godi media’

A Congress advertisement has taken a dig at sections of the mainstream media, with an ostensible spoof on Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami, who heaps praises on the government sitting next to two politicians. And as the camera zooms out at the end of the “broadcast”, he is found sitting…

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In run-up to LS polls on TV, 52% primetime segments against Oppn, around 1% on jobs, education

Indian democracy is at a critical juncture, with the world’s largest elections underway, and misinformation rampant. While the country’s press freedom ranking has slipped to 161 and Indian democracy has been categorised as an “electoral autocracy” in the latest V-Dem report, is the media making voters aware of key issues,…

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Is it a rally? A BJP event? Close enough, it’s the Republic Summit 2024

Amid chants of “Modi, Modi”, Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami declared on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin his “historic third term” in a few weeks.

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2020 TRP scam case: Maharashtra court allows cops to withdraw prosecution

A Maharashtra magistrate court has allowed the withdrawal of prosecution into the 2020 TRP scam case, in which Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami was an accused, Livelaw reported.

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After Adani verdict, media revives Soros spectre, tries to attribute it to SC

On a day the Supreme Court granted relief to the Adani Group over petitions seeking an SIT probe into the Hindenburg report’s allegations, sections of the media seemed to revive the spectre of George Soros even when the billionaire hedge fund investor had found no mention in the 46-page verdict.

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‘Memorable meet’ with ‘boss’: TV anchors, rightwing outfit’s Suresh Chavhanke at BJP Diwali event

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Diwali Milan was graced by a string of TV anchors and officials of rightwing outfits at the party’s headquarters in Delhi on Friday. Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami, Bharat24’s Rubika Liyaquat, Aaj Tak’s Sudhir Choudhary and Network18’s Rahul Shivshankar and Aman Chopra were some of the popular…

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Mainstream TV tattered the flag of press freedom. It can’t use it for a cover-up amid INDIA boycott

A new parliament building and the passage of a 27-year-old law have pushed to the background what had the potential of becoming a raging controversy. I am referring to the decision taken by the opposition alliance to boycott 14 TV anchors and not appear on the shows they host.

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Before viral video, little primetime space for Manipur, few ground reports by big anchors

Cornered by Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi on the lack of debates on Manipur until the emergence of a viral video, Times Now chief editor Navika Kumar on Wednesday denied the allegation and also promised to send her “links” of the channel’s coverage.

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Kunal Kamra: The return of the grounded comedian

He’s back. And this time, he didn’t need to take any domestic flights.

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RK Pachauri case: After ET, Arnab Goswami to tender unconditional apology for ‘media trial’

Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami has told the Delhi high court that he will tender an unconditional apology in a contempt case filed by environmentalist Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, LiveLaw reported.

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TV Newsance 208: Rewriting history, and removing Mughals, in NCERT textbooks

This week, we saw Arnab Goswami cheer as we found that the NCERT has made key changes to political science and history textbooks, a story broken by the ‘Innndian’ Express. Certain chapters and parts related to Mughal history were removed from these books, which led Arnab to ask why anybody…

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Kashmir agency probes news subscription model for ‘anti-India’ links

While legacy and independent news publishers look at the subscription model as the way forward in the post-pandemic years, an Indian probe agency suspects this revenue mechanism can be used by “unscrupulous elements” to pump money and foment trouble in Jammu and Kashmir.

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The BBC-Lineker row: Can journalists be ‘impartial’ about human rights?

The BBC is back as an “anti-national” force, but Arnab Goswami may not get a chance to pull off a 56-inch Godi Award-worthy performance this time. The nationalist trolls, after all, are not desi but British in the public broadcaster’s latest controversy.

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Yes, Arnab resurrected an old conspiracy theory on Soros being a Nazi. No, it’s still not true

It’s that time of year.

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TV Newsance 202: How news anchors justified Income Tax ‘survey’ on BBC

Is the BBC funded by China? Is the BBC losing its credibility in the UK?

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Indian journalists say BBC raid part of drive to intimidate media

Media staff targeted for criticising BJP government fear tax raid is escalation of coercion

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TV Newsance 197: Aman & Amish’s silence on Sultanpuri, Times Now Navbharat’s Haldwani ‘jihad’

The week started on a sour note. Anjali, a 20-year-old girl, died when she was dragged for nearly 13 km after a car hit her scooty in the early hours of the New Year. And for once, top anchors, from Aaj Tak to Republic, asked tough questions of the Delhi…

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‘Shaheen Bagh’, ‘land jihad’: Another year, another ‘eviction’, but TV media reads the same script

Another year, another probable encroachment drive. But sections of TV media were back with the same headlines featuring Shaheen Bagh – skipping the tough questions about rehabilitation to orbit around a 2019 protest against the controversial citizenship law.

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TV Newsance 195: Covid in China and Bharat Jodo Yatra as a ‘superspreader’

The big news of the week is the rapid spread of Covid in China. We look at China’s zero-Covid policy, why it failed and what’s really happening in our neighbouring country with the big Omicron spike. Should India be worried? Meanwhile, Arnab Goswami, Navika Kumar and the usual suspects on…

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Newsance 194: India-China border clash and why it’s all Nehru's fault

TV Newsance is back after a break! And guess what, nothing much has changed when it comes to the world of TV news. The big news of the week was the clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, and we saw news anchors tripping over each other…

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Former Mumbai top cop withdraws defamation suit against Arnab Goswami

The Rs 90 lakh defamation suit filed against Arnab Goswami by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh has been withdrawn, LiveLaw reported.

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Media’s job to promote India: Assam chief minister tells Arnab Goswami

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said the Indian media should promote their country and not be “influenced” by western countries.

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