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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.

On Camera

If fundamental right to property can be taken away, so can all the others: AG Mulgaokar

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.

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.