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Friday, October 24, 2025
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Topic: TV News

India’s TV news is in love with Asaduddin Owaisi—a Muslim leader for all seasons & reasons

Barring PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi, no other leader gets as much TV coverage as Owaisi does. Even Yogi Adityanath and Mamata Banerjee can't match his stardom.

If you must watch television in 2023, make it Hindi news channels

Skip English news except for poll results. Ignore entertainment channels except for reality shows like KBC. And avoid Bigg Boss unless you enjoy people making fools of themselves on national TV.

TV reduced Rahul Gandhi’s Gujarat rally to a sound bite, no space for Bharat Jodo Yatra

Almost any ‘news’ takes precedence over the proposed 3,570 km Bharat Jodo Yatra, which by any stretch of the imagination is a lot of leg work.

TV news is in love with AAP, it’s finding fault in their stars—from Kejriwal to Sisodia

Is the extensive TV news coverage it receives building up AAP or putting it down?

Women empowerment, farming — now, news channels must show 30-min ‘public interest’ content daily

The Union Cabinet approved the amended policy guidelines for satellite TV news channels Wednesday. This is the first time that changes have been made to the rules since 2011.

TV channels said they are ‘Enemy No 1’ of PFI. Showed offices, flag, funding, even Osama

Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami was vehement: 'This is a battle for the real Indian identity, and therefore, ladies and gentlemen, the PFI must be destroyed.'

For TV news, Gyanvapi court hearing is already a ‘victory of Hindus’

TV news focused on petitioners in Gyanvapi case and they responded with glee and bhajans. One said the verdict 'will be in favour of Hindus. Another said 'Modi Sahib zindabad’.

Liquor-gate, Sharab Raj, Operation Lootus—TV news has all the fun in the current raid raj

The cat-and-mouse game between the BJP and its opponents leaves both sides looking silly. Only TV news keeps right on smiling.

TV news spent 15 August with jawans on LOC. And then ignored ITBP soldiers’ tragic deaths

The attack on the Kashmiri Pandit brothers got the most melodramatic coverage, with communal overtones. The death of the Dalit boy took on political hues.

More cricket, no chess — India’s sports channels are hurting national pride

If golf can be telecast, why not chess? 187 countries are competing at the Chess Olympiad in Chennai, but cameras are elsewhere.

On Camera

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.