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Topic: BARC

BARC director Ajit Mohanty appointed chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, Patnaik hails scientist from Odisha

Mohanty will hold post till the age of 66, or till 10 October 2025, the government order issued Saturday said. The decision was taken by Appointments Committee of Union Cabinet. 

In the year of Covid, TV news appealed more to Indians than entertainment channels

BARC report shows TV news grew at the highest, at 27%, while the viewership for general entertainment channels and movies rose by 9% and 10%, respectively.

Times Group sends legal notice to BARC, demands compensation of Rs 450 crore in damages

Giving seven-days time to comply, the legal notice warned that the media group will be constrained to adopt criminal and also civil action against the BARC.

‘Overvalued shares, expensive ads, false growth projection’ — allegations against Republic TV

An interim forensic audit report of Mumbai Police probe into the TRP manipulation case has alleged financial irregularities by ARG Outlier, which owns Republic TV.

‘NSA, PMO hooked to Republic’ — Arnab Goswami ‘WhatsApp chats’ give TRP scandal new twist

Purported WhatsApp chats between Arnab Goswami and ex-BARC chief executive, recorded in TRP case charge sheet, refer to former’s ‘friendship’ with Smriti Irani & ‘reach in govt’.

Found proof against Republic TV, Arnab Goswami in TRP case— Police to Bombay High Court

The court adjourned the matter without hearing any arguments and Mumbai Police agreed to continue its previous assurance of not taking any coercive action till 15 January.

Mumbai court rejects former BARC CEO’s bail plea, says he played ‘vital role’ in TRP scam

The material collected by the investigating officer shows that Partho Dasgupta manipulated TRP for particular channels by using his office as the CEO of BARC, the court observed.

No ‘significant impact’ of BARC data blackout as TV channels say ads not linked to ratings

Industry experts say BARC’s suspension of ratings didn’t impact the channels’ revenues as advertisers look at total viewership volumes released by BARC and also use previous data.

Court sends former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta to police custody in alleged TRP scam

Dasgupta is the fifteenth person to be arrested in the case related to alleged rigging of Television Rating Points (TRP) by some TV channels.

Mumbai police arrests ex-COO of ratings agency BARC in TRP scam case

Police Sunday arrested Republic Media Network's CEO Vikas Khanchandani in connection with the scam and he was granted bail Wednesday.

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Indians should adopt stray dogs. It’s what Hindu value system teaches

Compassion and cohabitation with animals are ingrained in the Indian value system. A humane solution must be found for the rising conflict between man and free-range animals.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Centre appoints Army ex-vice chief Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani as military adviser to NSC Secretariat

New Delhi: Former Indian Army Vice Chief Lt Gen N.S. Raja Subramani (Retd) has been appointed the new Military Advisor (MA) to the National...

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.