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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TopicIndia Today

Topic: India Today

India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

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.

Axis My India head Pradeep Gupta weeps on live TV after 400-seat forecast for NDA goes wrong

Election results showed psephologist’s prediction was wildly off the mark. Afternoon trends showed NDA was falling short of 300 seats, and BJP much lesser than the 303 it won in 2019.

‘Govt is not nation’ — 300 lawyers slam Rijiju’s ‘anti-India’ remark against retd judges

In a statement, the lawyers said minister is 'clearly sending a message that no voice of dissent will be spared', adding that retired judges have ‘shepherded’ courts through thick & thin.

Mood of the Nation survey has 3 messages for Modi govt, Opposition—Economy, economy, economy

Is this the beginning of the end of Modi government? That would be a hasty and lazy conclusion.

Why do anchors have all the fun? Because it’s prime time on Indian news TV

If only all reporters were given more respect and airtime, we would be looking forward to switching on our TV sets at the end of the day.

Navika Kumar says India caught ‘off guard’, Sudhir Chaudhary says overcome ‘darr ka virus’

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Keep us out of new rules for online content, print & TV media groups tell Modi govt

The representatives interacted with I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar through a video conference Thursday. Javadekar said he has taken note of the suggestions.

Arnab Goswami vs rest: How TRPs can be fixed, and why TV news is caught in a vicious fight

In Episode 589 of Cut the Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the ongoing controversy surrounding TV news ratings in India.

On Camera

Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

‘Dark chapter’ over, Chhattisgarh budget sets Naxal hotbed Bastar on path to ‘education cities’ & tourism

The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.