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Topic: Modi interview

TV news did during 2024 election what it has been doing for 10 years—be in Modi’s corner

'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'.

Modi is convinced he’s sent by God. Citizens more worried about inflation and employment

PM Modi has given 41 scripted interviews in 44 days. Is the newfound God-persona overcompensating for his depleting credibility?

Both Modi and Priyanka Gandhi are now on TV—only one of them is asked follow-up questions

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.

From roadshows to studio shows, Modi ‘interviews’ are everywhere—what has changed?

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. 

Modi’s Newsweek Q&A was without questions—and how ANI interviews in 2019 and 2024 compare

The widely accepted belief that the BJP and its allies will win the 2024 Lok Sabha election comfortably informs Smita Prakash’s questions to PM Modi.

Don’t stop at Raghuram Rajan. Here’s a list for Rahul Gandhi’s interviews

My list for Rahul Gandhi includes Arnab Goswami and Tablighi Jamaat members. He can show up Modi in these interviews.

Khan Market booth didn’t vote for Modi. This is why he projects himself as anti-elitist

The Congress party got more votes than the BJP in some of the affluent Lutyens’ Delhi neighbourhoods, data shows.

Editors Guild of India slams Rahul Gandhi for calling ANI editor-in-chief ‘pliable’

The Congress president had said ANI editor-in-chief Smita Prakash's interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was 'staged'. 

Modi wave isn’t waning & people are with me, PM Modi claims months before elections

PM Modi said BJP’s setback in assembly polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh was “no reason” for low morale.

Congress dismisses Modi’s interview as monologue on ‘I, me & myself’

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said PM Narendra Modi's interview was full of rhetoric and ignored ground realities. The Congress on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra...

On Camera

Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.