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Mumbai Police accuses Republic TV of fudging TRPs, Arnab says commissioner ‘targeting’ it

Mumbai Police has accused Republic and two other channels of being involved in ‘major racket’ to manipulate TRPs and gain advertising revenue.

Sushant Singh Rajput death dominated TV news airtime for past 4 weeks, industry survey finds

The findings are from a report compiled by industry body Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) and market research firm Nielsen.

Rajat Sharma-led NBA claims manipulation in TV9 Bharatvarsh ratings, channel cries defamation

Rajat Sharma alleged the channel got ‘unprecedented’ ratings’ in ‘connivance’ with BARC. TV9 Network, however, said these are all ‘pernicious allegations’.

World’s highest and India’s largest gamma-ray telescope to go live in Ladakh this year

Placed at 4,300 m above sea level in Hanle, Ladakh, MACE is also the world's second largest gamma-ray telescope, with a 21-m-diameter dish.

This is the most watched Hindi entertainment channel. Chances are, you haven’t heard of it

Over the past 7 months, Dangal TV has been topping viewership tables, leaving behind established players such as Star, Zee, Sony and Colors.

4 news channels claimed to be No. 1 in election results week — and no one’s wrong

Republic TV, Times Now, India Today, and CNN-News18 all said they had the highest viewership in the week of election results. Here's how.

Why Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali ads have gone missing from your TV

Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurveda used to be among the top three TV advertisers in the country, but has dropped to tenth spot this year.

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Why SIR is an exclusionary exercise for Persons with Disabilities

In the ongoing SIR 2.0 exercise, nearly half of the 90 lakh registered PwD voters in India were affected, showed an RTI application.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.