The fate of Nimisha Priya, the Indian nurse in Yemen accused of killing her business partner, was comprehensively covered by television and newspapers — it was a page-1 story.
TV reporters asked Raja’s family, “What punishment do you want for Sonam?” and by Wednesday, his mother and brother were calling for the death penalty.
As Indian missiles hit Pakistan, news anchors erupted with joy. From ‘Sindoor ka badla’ to ‘Rafale trailer’, this is how Indian TV covered the strikes—like a war game, not journalism.
The usual sensational headlines accompanied the build up to the Waqf Bill debate in the Lok Sabha—with ‘war’ being the most common description for the stand-off.
Yes, there is crime all around us. But when it is unfolding on the TV screen inside our homes 24x7, something’s got to give. I live in constant fear of what.
Anchors such as Navika Kumar, Arnab Goswami, Zakka Jacob, and Vasudha Venugopal held lengthy discussions on Ranveer Allahbadia. CNN-News18 devoted three debates to him in a single night.
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.
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.
Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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