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Saturday, July 19, 2025
TopicIndian news channels

Topic: Indian news channels

TV news covered religion with no Hindu-Muslim angle this week

With the focus on ‘Rituals, Reverences, Rites,’ news channels barely have time for other stories. The Delhi Assembly election campaign occasionally peeks in and out.

TV news showed a glimmer of balance in 2024—once. Then it went back to BJP-Modi bias

Midway through 2024, Hindi and English news channels found their sense of balance. Once Congress lost Haryana and Maharashtra, they went back to openly supporting the Modi govt.

Adani again? Rahul Gandhi’s strategy is hurting INDIA bloc, and TV news can’t stop laughing

Today’s news headlines reflect a very different Rahul Gandhi, Congress, and INDIA compared to June, when his every step and word were closely followed by the media and the public.

It’s time TV news covered Manipur like it did the Anna Hazare movement or 2012 rape-murder

The heartbreaking death of babies in the Jhansi hospital was major news—for one day. Manipur doesn’t even get a headline on most days. It's all about Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections.

Nothing would have prepared Justin Trudeau for the merciless attacks by Indian TV news channels

'How stupid is this Trudeau,' said Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami. 'Blundering, short-sighted' is what Shiv Aroor called the Canadian PM on India Today.

News anchors studiously avoided PM Modi’s name on Haryana counting day—until about 10 am

Many Congress leaders would regret their words. From Pawan ‘Jalebi’ Khera to Supriya Shrinate, who told News 24 she would change her name if BJP wins more than '15-20 seats' in Haryana.

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Kursi Bachao’ stuck to Budget 2024. TV news to papers, all knew where to look

'It’s raining jobs, jobs, jobs,' said an elated Rahul Kanwal on India Today’s Budget Special. But Rajdeep Sardesai was dubious: 'right intent, reality different'.

Indian TV news declares Trump assassination attempt is a global plot. ‘Endangers Modi’

Trump's assassination attempt has inspired a profound fear in leading news anchors and the BJP. They're framing it as a global plot to eradicate Right-wing leaders in news debates.

‘Who is Bhole Baba’, ‘what caused Hathras stampede’—and why was TV news so late to report

'Your children died right before your eyes?' an ANI reporter asked a woman. Such insensitive reporting of the ‘UP Stampede Horror’ was as shocking as the indifference of the organisers of the satsang.

TV news must do what it’s advising BJP after 2024 results—introspect

A warning to traditional news media: change or the public will go for a changeover—people are looking for more than what you are offering.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.