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How Noida techie’s death finally angered TV news channels & put the lens on the ‘system’

“If it had been a VIP, everyone would have been there, and they would have been saved,” said ABP News.

Hindi TV news has found Trump’s ‘secret file’ on Iran. They’re waiting for ‘world war’

‘Operation Tehran by US forces will take place in 12 hours,' said Zee News on Tuesday afternoon. Er, not quite…

Dear Amitabh Bachchan, put PM Modi in the hot seat in 2026

Why can’t we see BJP chief ministers like Devendra Fadnavis, Bhupendra Patel, Mohan Yadav or Vishnu Deo Sai and Mohan Chandra Majhi under attack? It's about time we recognise them.

AQI and Aravalli showed a glimpse of what TV news could do. Then Bangladesh lynching happened

Times Now, India Today, News 18 India and ABP News showed live coverage of protests over claims that a new definition of the Aravalli Hills would allow large-scale mining.

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

DKS-Siddaramaiah breakfast to Renuka Chowdhury’s dog—Indian politicians won’t stop the drama

On Monday, Modi delivered an aggressive speech, which TV news pounced upon with relish, sensing a good fight ahead—‘PM tears into Opposition’, ‘belt treatment', 'big attack'.

Death sentence for Hasina, acquittal in Nithari— how TV news covered two verdicts

The standout aspect of the Sheikh Hasina coverage on TV news was the speed with which it went from news to views.

TV reporters wandered through Delhi blast debris like a Sunday market. ‘Oh, there’s a hand’

Most TV channels called it a 'car blast' and then used 'terror attack' without explicitly calling it that— 'Terror angle being investigated.'

Nehru is suddenly back in the news. This time, the BJP could not criticise him

The BJP often names him as the architect of India’s many shortcomings and failures, which are amplified on TV news. However, this week, Nehru’s words echoed across television after two very different victories.

News channels dialled up the science on artificial rain all day — then asked us to pray

TV news channels assured viewers that once the cloud-seeding was completed, rain could be expected anytime. 'Jab chaho, baarish kar lo,' claimed Times Now Navbharat.

On Camera

India can sell its vision, but it can’t spectacle its way to AI power

The challenge of translating the AI wave into livelihoods is a bigger governing test for PM Modi than collecting selfies with Silicon Valley’s elite.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.