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Aman Chopra booked for video in hospital ‘without precautions’

An FIR has been registered against News18 India anchor Aman Chopra in Ranchi for entering the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of Sadar Hospital and recording a video next to a student who had been on a hunger strike. The video was published on Chopra’s personal YouTube channel called The Aman…

Newslaundry · Aug 11

TV Newsance 348 | NEET protest ya CIA plot? Godi media’s 4-step formula exposed

This week on TV Newsance, the tukde-tukde, anti-national, foreign CIA conspiracy is back! On July 20, nearly one lakh students descended on Jantar Mantar over NEET paper leaks, and TV news had exactly one question: Which foreign hand is behind this? Arnab found the CIA. Sudhir found Kathmandu. Aman Chopra…

Newslaundry · Jul 25

Nepal reference, Pak ‘link’, and opposition conspiracy theories: How TV anchors spun the July 20 march

By late afternoon on July 20, the images from Delhi were difficult to ignore: protesters marching from Jantar Mantar towards Parliament were met with tear gas shells, lathi charge, and mass detentions, while internet services were suspended around central Delhi. But anyone switching on primetime television that evening would have…

Newslaundry · Jul 21

‘Foreign hand, Gen Z data addiction’: 5 ways TV anchors missed the Nepal story

Nepal is in free fall. Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has resigned as youth-led protests engulfed Kathmandu. Deputy PM and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel was beaten up by protesters. Former PM Khanal’s wife was set ablaze. And Nepal's army chief is now set to take control amid a political…

Newslaundry · Sep 9, 2025

As Trump tariffs hit India, Baba Ramdev is here to save the day

It was a busy Wednesday for TV news anchors, and an even busier one for Ramdev’s PR calendar. By some yoga miracle, the Patanjali cofounder managed to stretch himself across ABP News with Chitra Tripathi, Aaj Tak with Shweta Singh, News18 India with Aman Chopra, and even India TV’s Saurav…

Newslaundry · Aug 28, 2025

‘Ban digital dirt’: Primetime anchors declare war on YouTubers

Nearly 21 months after ethnic conflict erupted in Manipur, N Biren Singh resigned as chief minister on Sunday, February 9, plunging the state into a leadership crisis. Over 250 deaths later, with thousands displaced, the strife-torn state remains on edge, and the possibility of President’s rule looms large.

Newslaundry · Feb 12, 2025

News18 anchor Aman Chopra defends UP police’s ‘very secular’ kawariya order

“Naam batane se ‘jhatka’ (shock at revealing the name)?” This was the top news on News18’s primetime show Desh Nahi Jhukne Denge on July 18 as anchor Aman Chopra hammered that the Uttar Pradesh police’s order directing shops and eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of…

Newslaundry · Jul 20, 2024

Modi 3.0 hall of fame: The special guests and what they did to get there

The dress code was floral or summer ceremonial. The invites were in cursive. The guest list was over 9,000, including heads of states, filmstars, sports celebrities, and corporate honchos. And there was an afterparty, with an elaborate vegetarian menu.

Newslaundry · Jun 14, 2024

‘Toolkit gang’: Aman Chopra’s show on truck drivers strike revives dead horse to whip

The three-day nationwide protests by truck drivers and corporators brought the transportation sector in many parts of the country to a standstill, leading to thousands of stranded passengers, panic buying of fuel, and a looming threat of inflated prices.

Newslaundry · Jan 3, 2024

Indian wrestling loses a champion. Primetime couldn’t care less

There are many women newsroom leaders in the Indian news space. But there was not a single primetime debate on most mainstream channels on the day Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik quit wrestling over a Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist’s election as the Wrestling Federation of India president.

Newslaundry · Dec 22, 2023