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Friday, September 5, 2025
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Topic: Hindi Media

New temples, old Hindu-Muslim script. Sambhal is Hindi TV’s latest prime-time theatre

Since the communal disturbances last month, Sambhal and its temple trouble have remained in the news. Still, the non-stop coverage of the Hanuman temple and the three idols is exceptional.

Hindi media’s nostalgia for Brahmin supremacy isn’t over. It’s unapologetic, in your face

One question did not leave me, though: How has the world of Hindi journalism, especially Hindi news television, sunk to this depth?

How the NDA charmed the Hindi belt through sympathisers in Hindi media

In Discovery’s show Man vs. Wild, PM Modi spoke only in Hindi. It received wide coverage in the Hindi media, despite the fact that host Grylls spoke only English.

Some MPs have hidden talent while KCR & Stalin are more concerned about their ‘Hindi image’

Many top-ranked officials from Europe, US, UK, China, Nepal and Sri Lanka are making a beeline for India ignoring the scorching heat. How has India become so important?

Manikchandra Vajpayee, the pracharak & editor who became benchmark of journalism for RSS

Few people outside the RSS have probably heard of Manikchandra Vajpayee, but he is one of the most revered figures within Sangh, especially when it comes to journalism.

Don’t blame only English elite. Indian secularism failed in Hindi heartland first

It cannot be a mere coincidence that the shrinking of the bilingual space has coincided with the surge of the Hindutva project.

Indian media controlled by a few, a risk to press freedom and pluralism: Study

Study by Reporters Without Borders says though the Indian media market is huge, it is owned and controlled by a handful, thus establishing a pattern of monopoly.

Taberez Neyazi’s book traces Hindi media’s journey from an also-ran to a potent force

Taberez Ahmed Neyazi’s new book traces the journey of the Hindi media post-independence, and shows how they adapted to socio-political stimuli.

On Camera

Vijay is winning nickname war in Tamil Nadu. He’s attacking Brand Stalin with ‘uncle’ taunt

If Stalin ignores the taunt, it spreads unchecked. If he responds, he legitimises Vijay. Either way, the Tamil Nadu politics binary bends.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Trump to sign executive order to rebrand Pentagon, reviving historic ‘Department of War’ name

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Friday renaming the Department of Defence the ‘Department of War’, in...

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.