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Shamli’s conversion story falls apart when its ‘victim’ speaks. But Aaj Tak calls him brainwashed

Mohammad Ali, officially identified as Ayush Malik, has told the media clearly that nobody forced him to convert to Islam. That he has no interest in his family’s property. That his family could give it to others for all he cared. At that point, coverage of the “forced conversion” case…

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A woman chose her husband. Zee News called it ‘Love Jihad’. Called out, it claimed ‘balance’

The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority has penalised Zee News Rs 1 lakh for broadcasts that dressed up a woman’s consensual marriage as a communal conspiracy – even while airing her own statement to the contrary.

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Three violations, one fine: NBDSA lets Zee News off easy on anti-Muslim broadcasts

The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has fined Zee News Rs 25,000 for forcibly interviewing the mother of a murder accused and found that the channel violated its Code of Ethics related to Good Taste and Decency, and Privacy.

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NBDSA fines Zee Rs 2 lakh for fake ‘namaz jam’ and transphobic videos

Zee News and its sister channel, Zee Telugu, have been penalised a combined Rs 2 lakh by the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) for separate broadcasts that violated core journalistic ethics in communal reporting and the portrayal of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Photographer files Rs 18 cr copyright suit against Zee

A filmmaker and photographer has filed a Rs 18.11-crore infringement suit against Zee Media Corporation Ltd in a West Bengal court for using his footage of cheetahs and branding it as “super exclusive”.

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5 channels spun NCERT textbook poem into ‘love jihad’ plot. Watchdog orders takedown

The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority has issued an order directing five news channels to take down eight shows that accused an NCERT textbook of a ‘love jihad’ conspiracy.

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Billboards in Goa, jingles on Delhi FMs, WhatsApp pings: It’s Dhami outdoors and online

If you tried catching a bus, metro or train in Delhi last year, chances are you saw advertisements from the Uttarakhand government – wrapping metro gates, filling digital screens at railway stations, staring down from bus stops across the capital.

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‘Mehendi jihad’, ‘garba jihad’: News TV’s endless jihad playbook faces another rebuke

Every festive season, primetime TV news finds a new communal bogey to peddle – from “garba jihad” to “love jihad”. This year was no different.

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From innovator to conspirator: How TV News twisted Sonam Wangchuk’s legacy, Ladakh protests

Ladakh is in turmoil. But primetime newsrooms have rewritten the story – tailored to your TV screens.

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Teacher, not ‘terrorist’: J&K court orders FIR against Zee News, News18 India for Op Sindoor reports

A court in Jammu and Kashmir has ordered the registration of an FIR against Zee News and News18 India for allegedly broadcasting false and defamatory content during Operation Sindoor.

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He ‘stood by army’, was killed by Pak, framed by Indian media: The tragedy of Qari Iqbal

Around 7.10 pm on the night of May 7, Naseemat Akhtar tried calling her husband, Qari Mohammad Iqbal. The 40-year-old was worried. Cross-border shelling had intensified, and given that they lived in Poonch, a sensitive border region, she wanted to check on him.

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Killed by Pak shelling, branded Pak terrorist on TV: Godi media kills an Indian twice

In its usual sprint to serve up high-decibel patriotism and prime-time body counts, India’s legacy TV media has outdone itself – again. This time, several channels declared Qari Mohammad Iqbal, a madrassa teacher, as a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist killed during Operation Sindoor. The only problem? Iqbal wasn’t a terrorist. He wasn’t…

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Zero Muslim voices, full volume hate as channels push ‘parlour jihad’

Do you plan on heading to a beauty salon anytime soon for some self care? Beware! That French pedicure or fruit facial you had in mind could just be how you end up supporting jihadis in the country.

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‘Who’s the daddy? Tell us in comments’: News channels’ obsession with Meerut murder case

As the country reels from the bloodbath Donald Trump’s tariff unleashed on the market and consumers come to terms with increasing cooking gas prices, mainstream Hindi TV news channels turned their attention to a more pressing issue: establishing the paternity of an unborn child.

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सुभाष चंद्रा ने फिर किया ट्वीट, बोले- लोगों ने रिया चक्रवर्ती से माफी मांगने पर मेरी सराहना की

ज़ी के संस्थापक सुभाष चंद्रा ने सोमवार को एक बार फिर से ट्वीट किया. इस बार उन्होंने लिखा, “सुशांत सिंह राजपूत केस में रिया से माफ़ी मांगने के चलते मिली सराहना से मैं अभिभूत हूं. हालांकि, मेरा विश्वास अब भी वही है. माफ़ी मांगने से अतीत में हुई गलतियों को…

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Subhash Chandra apologises to Rhea Chakraborty for making her ‘an accused’ in Sushant Rajput case

Zee founder Subhash Chandra Goenka on Friday apologised to actor Rhea Chakraborty for making her “an accused” in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, days after the Central Bureau of Investigation absolved her of all allegations.

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Cost over Rs 15 cr, legal objections: Inside Sudhir Chaudhary firm’s DD News show negotiations

It is Sudhir Chaudhary’s own company – Essprit Productions Pvt Ltd – that is in talks with Prasar Bharati for a show on DD News at a cost of Rs 15 crore per annum plus GST, Newslaundry has learnt.

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Sudhir Chaudhary inks deal for DD News show

Prasar Bharati has signed a deal with Aaj Tak consulting editor Sudhir Chaudhary for a show on DD News, top sources at the state broadcaster told Newslaundry.

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TV news announces its verdict in Indore violence: It’s the usual suspect

Following India’s win at the Champions Trophy against New Zealand, a celebratory rally in Indore’s Mhow led to clashes, stone-pelting and arson on Sunday night, resulting in heavy police deployment in the area.

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From ‘vote jihad’ to exit poll fiascos: 2024 defining moments for the media

Some years may go by without major surprises. And some years may pass without a scandal. But no year goes by without a new ‘jihad’ flooding the Indian mediascape.

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Kolkata case sensationalism: Republic’s graphics, Zee News’ lie detector, Liyaquat’s self-promotion

Welcome back to TV Newsance, where we break down the madness that is today’s television news!

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From India Today to India TV, Zee goes all guns blazing against top media owners

The exit polls nearly got everything wrong. The markets tanked. The pollsters cried. And the papers underlined the need for stricter disclosure norms. But while the trends solidified on Tuesday, Zee News chose to bring out the knives against at least four media rivals and their owners – purportedly over…

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Rohingyas ‘killing and eating Hindus’: Why two refugees filed a PIL against Facebook

“I request all Sanatani Hindu brothers to keep arms and stay safe.”

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Maldives misadventures, featuring Muizzu govt and the media

Mohamed Muizzu’s government in the Maldives is caught in a melee. Having stormed to power over a hyper-nationalist poll campaign against “Indian military presence”, just four months later, it’s now requesting China to send in more tourists to the island nation after a diplomatic stand-off with India and the looming…

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Videos deleted, YouTube channels defunct: What happens when Indian TV is accused of copyright violations

Several Indian news channels have allegedly deleted thousands of videos over the last few days to avoid penalties after copyright violation strikes – a legal process to remove copyrighted content – on YouTube. Most of these videos contained footage of natural disasters from across the globe.

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