The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority has imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on Zee News for violating the broadcasting code of conduct in the channel’s coverage of Palestine solidarity slogans during a student protest at Aligarh Muslim University, LiveLaw reported.
The order was passed on September 11, on a complaint filed by Talha Mannan, an AMU alumnus and PhD scholar at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, against programmes aired on August 16, 2025, including “Deshhit: AMU में ‘फिलिस्तीन प्रेमी गैंग’.. ‘योगी स्टाइल’ में होगा इलाज!” and “DNA: फीस माफी वाले आंदोलन में फिलिस्तीन जिंदाबाद कहाँ से आ गया? Aligarh Muslim University.”
