Topic: Indian TV news

Maybe we needed to be diverted by happy images of PM Modi enjoying the company of beautiful animals or by the Congress leader's critical comments on cricket captain Rohit Sharma’s fitness.

The public relations campaign for the Maha Kumbh stops at nothing. The message is loud and clear: A ‘dubki’ at Sangam is an absolute must for the faithful. Otherwise…

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.

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.

The Modi government is taking the quiet diplomacy approach for Bangladesh. But “coup conspiracies” are flooding Indian television news channels.

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.

'We’ve never seen a PM like this before,' exclaims a News Nation editor. An ABP News anchor introduces Modi as the man without whom you couldn't dream of a ‘Viksit Bharat’. Times Now promotes itself as ‘The channel PM Modi trusts'.

Almost all of Modi's TV interviews follow the same pattern: compliments, praise, and topics he has addressed in his rallies. No tricky or difficult questions are asked.

PM Modi has opened himself up to questions in the middle of his campaign—he’s less formal, more spontaneous. He’s on a boat with TV 18 India, strolls in a garden with India Today correspondent, and walks inside a building with India TV. 

The government deserves compliments for placing a barrier between the public and the rescue mission. Or news channels would have done everything to enter the tunnel.