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Media freedom fears in India after Modi ally Adani buys 29% stake in NDTV

NDTV, one of the media groups willing to criticise Narendra Modi’s government, faces hostile takeover by country’s richest man

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Move to stifle any semblance of independent media: Congress on Adani's NDTV stake

Adani launched a hostile takeover of NDTV, first with an indirect acquisition of a 29.18% stake in the broadcaster followed by an offer to buy out a further 26% controlling stake

The Hindu

Adani buys 29% in NDTV, to make open offer for 26%

MUMBAI: In a transaction that drew an adverse reaction from the promoters of New Delhi Television (NDTV), the media arm of the Adani Group announced the acquisition of a 29% stake in the company.

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How Adani is taking over NDTV without consulting the Roys

Through an indirect deal, the media arm of Adani Enterprises, led by Gautam Adani, the fourth richest person in the world, will acquire nearly 30 percent of NDTV’s shares over the next two days. The deal has kicked in an open offer, under which the Adani group is open to…

Newslaundry

Adani group acquires NDTV?

A subsidiary of the Adani group has indirectly acquired 29.18 percent in NDTV and launched an open offer, the Hindu reported today.

Newslaundry

‘Not paid news’: New York Times denies BJP’s claim that AAP paid for frontpage story

A day after the New York Times published a frontpage story on the Aam Aadmi Party’s efforts to improve Delhi’s education system, the American newspaper clarified on Friday that the story was based on impartial on-ground reporting and was not an advertisement or paid for in any way, according to…

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Fact check: As monsoon arrives, misinformation pours

As monsoon rains lash several parts of the country, social media platforms are awash with weather-related misinformation.

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Lawyer, ex-journalist, BJP supporter: Meet the complainant against Ranveer Singh

In the past week, five words have become ingrained in the public consciousness, sprouting memes, songs and music videos.

Newslaundry

Tribunal overturns securities market ban on NDTV founders

The Securities Appellate Tribunal has overturned a verdict against NDTV founders Radhika and Prannoy Roy which barred them from accessing the securities market.

Newslaundry

Protesters take over Sri Lanka's state broadcaster

In dramatic scenes today, protesters in Sri Lanka stormed the state-run TV Rupavahini and took over the broadcast.

Newslaundry

Press meet on Zubair’s arrest: Why journalists need more than just shows of solidarity

The conference hall of the Press Club of India was packed on Monday afternoon. It contained more than 70 journalists who had gathered to discuss, as PCI put it, the “creeping infringement of media freedom and assault on personal liberty of journalists”.

Newslaundry

YouTube singles out Ravish Kumar’s show on UP police brutality for content warning

YouTube has slapped a warning on a recent episode of NDTV India’s show “Prime Time with Ravish Kumar”. “The following content has been identified by the YouTube community as inappropriate or offensive to some audiences,” the warning reads.

Newslaundry

Indian police charge 30 soldiers over killing of tribal people

Nagaland state’s police chief says the army resorted to ‘disproportionate firing’ that killed six innocent people.

Al Jazeera

‘Intellectual debate’: How papers and TV covered diplomatic fallout of BJP leaders’ Prophet remarks

India has been forced into diplomatic firefighting as remarks made by two BJP leaders against Prophet Muhammad have sparked outrage in several Arab capitals. On Sunday, the governments of Qatar, Kuwait and Iran summoned India’s envoys and expressed their anger, even handing over diplomatic notes of protest and demanding a…

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TV Newsance 173: KCR sponsors NDTV 'feature', Modi and Yogi enjoy free publicity on ABP

This week we shift gears to bring you a special episode breaking down what ad-funded programming looks like on TV news and what different forms this monster has taken in the Indian news ecosphere.

Newslaundry

TV Newsance 172: Gyanvapi ka Sach, from Param Bhakts on TV news

Is it a Shivling or a fountain? This entire week on TV news was spent debating this question pertaining to the Gyanvapi mosque. Anchors turned kar sevaks and gave us minute details about a leaked report on a survey conducted at the mosque. We had experts like Amish Tripathi on…

Newslaundry

Amish Tripathi’s ahistorical fantasy, brought to you by NDTV

On the evening of May 17, NDTV invited Amish Tripathi, a writer of fantasy fiction, to discuss whether India should go digging up the past vis-à-vis the Gyanvapi mosque. What ensued was 17 minutes of a pantomime where Tripathi made a series of ahistorical statements. Unsurprisingly, since he is by…

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'Gagging': NDTV, Newslaundry reporters not allowed to speak to affected families in Jahangirpuri

A media gag has ostensibly been put in place at the site of the Jahangirpuri demolition, with journalists not being allowed to speak to victims of the action that came in breach of a Supreme Court order.

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UP mahant’s rape threat: Republic, ABP, Aaj Tak skip it for Ukraine, Pak and azaan

A day after a video of a mahant threatening to abduct and rape Muslim women outside a mosque in Khairabad went viral, the National Commission for Women wrote to the UP DGP seeking action on Friday. But for a large section of the TV news media, it remained business as…

The Hindu

Chinese hackers target power grid near Ladakh

Launching a cyber-espionage campaign against India, suspected state-sponsored Chinese hackers have targeted electricity distribution centres near Ladakh, a report by private intelligence firm Recorded Future Inc. has said.

Newslaundry

Election results LIVE: Capturing the sound and fury on TV news

Welcome to verdict day, where the results will be declared for the assembly elections conducted in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur and Punjab.

Newslaundry

Staff resigns on live TV, Russian TV channel plays ballet to protest Kremlin order

Saying “no to war” in their final telecast, the staff of TV Rain – among Russia’s few independent television channels – resigned on live television after an order to suspend operations due to the organisation’s coverage of the Ukraine crisis, NDTV reported.

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Morning Show Ep 20 ft Gorakhpur Univ students: Yogi vs Akhilesh, Zee News vs NDTV

In this episode, Team Newslaundry settles down for a fun chat on the UP assembly election with the students of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University.

Newslaundry

Ahead of resumption of TRPs, NDTV opts out of ratings for ‘blackout’ period

In a statement on Monday, the NDTV said that it is among the networks that have chosen to not be included in the ratings which are soon to be released for the last few months. “During this period, ratings were blacked out because of the grave corruption and mismanagement involved…

Newslaundry

‘A click is all that matters’: Lessons on ad revenue from News18’s ‘report’ on Malaika Arora

Celebrities have always been fodder for “news”. From why an actor changed her surname on social media to trying to identify random shadows in celebrity photos, even “serious” news websites often have sections devoted to mindless gossip.

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