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Itching for an India-Pak war, TV news channels decided a simulated one is as good as any

Desperate for any visuals other than that of Modi's, TV news channels went ballistic while animating what an India-Pakistan war will look like.

When news channels brought pre-World Cup India-Pakistan battle home after Pulwama

Ravish Kumar’s call for restraint was akin to a call to practice journalism — an alien concept in the genetic structure of TV news.

The day Rahul and Rafale came down on PM Modi, CAG report or not

As soon as the CAG report on Rafale deal was tabled in Parliament, TV channels jostled to get ‘exclusive’ rights.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Mamata Banerjee: The two powerful women who held TV news hostage

A spectacle was unfolding with Priyanka Gandhi-Robert Vadra in Delhi, while another one in West Bengal had peaked and ended.

Yogi’s dips, mandir plan and cows: Indian TV this week was all about the holy matters

With BJP’s careful media management, TV channels don’t go looking for trouble unless they have to.

When TV channels talked about Priyanka, not Chopra but Gandhi

News channels pecked at Priyanka Gandhi’s appointment as general secretary, East UP for the Congress.

Titillation, titillation, titillation — what Karan Johar’s Koffee with Karan is all about

Koffee with Karan does not need celebrities, just loose talk on sex and dating.

A new era in TV: Rahul Gandhi a rising star and Arnab Goswami critiquing BJP

'Chowkidar’ PM ignores media and Rahul Gandhi likes media but dislikes any other subject than Rafale.

Narendra Modi blew hot at election rallies, but was Mr Cool in his interview

His interviews offer a sharp contrast to his campaign speeches, and must be seen together to get a measure of Narendra Modi.

On Camera

Nepali student Bipin Joshi is also Hamas hostage. Friends & family don’t know if he’s alive

When the conflict is narrated, it is the Israelis and Palestinians who fill the frame, while the forgotten foreigners—like Bipin Joshi—are left on the margins.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.