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Bloodlust TV: Aman Chopra celebrates public caning of Muslim men by Gujarat police

“One…two…three,” Aman Chopra began, exhorting the viewers of his primetime TV news show, Desh Nahi Jhukne Denge, on Tuesday evening to count with him. “Giniye aap,” he urged them. The News 18 anchor was counting the public beatings that policemen had administered to 10 reportedly Muslim men in Kheda, Gujarat.

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As ‘Garba jihad’ becomes news TV’s latest bogey, News Nation champions vigilante violence

The hypermasculine Muslim is back as the scheming villain in the Hindu Rashtra programming of Indian news TV. But the script, at the risk of sounding repetitive, has moved far beyond the mob lynching years to cast itself around “garba jihad”. The anchors are at it again: almost championing vigilante…

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Are ‘nationalistic’ TV shows in national interest? Here’s what the nation may want to know

Amid the Narendra Modi government’s ongoing Tiranga drive to mark 75 years of Independence, the chest-thumping by nationalistic anchors has only helped blare out more decibels for television’s latest noisy campaign.

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TV Newsance 180: All the wrong questions on TV news

This week, we look at how the humble question mark is misused on TV news. TV news channels can get away with smear campaigns, polarising debates, and out and out hate news by simply placing a question mark before factless assertions. For example, Will India become a ‘Muslim Rashtra’ in…

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‘Rioters’ turn ‘angry youth’, bulldozers disappear: Two sets of protests expose TV’s communal bias

As news TV scrambled for convenient terminologies to describe the demonstrations against the anti-Prophet remarks and the Agnipath scheme, they betrayed stark communal bias in how they apply their editorial yardsticks – all in the short span of a week.

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‘Targeting of a community’: Regulator pulls up News18 India over ‘thook jihad’ show

Noting that a News18 India broadcast on “thook jihad” last year amounted to “targeting of a particular community”, the news broadcasting and digital standards authority has asked the network to take down the show within seven days.

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FIRs against Aman Chopra: Rajasthan HC tells police not to investigate charges under sedition

On Wednesday, the Rajasthan High Court directed the state police to not investigate sedition charges against Aman Chopra in the FIRs filed against him, Bar and Bench reported. The move comes after the Supreme Court issued a stay on section 124A of the Indian Penal Code – which relates to…

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Alwar temple demolition: Rajasthan police searching for TV journalist in Noida

Out of the three cases registered against Aman Chopra, the HC has given interim protection from arrest in two

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‘Went to arrest Aman Chopra but didn’t find him’: Rajasthan police visit News18 India office

Another day, another primetime show, and the question on everyone’s lips is – where is Aman Chopra?

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Following FIRs, Aman Chopra hosts remarkably low-key debate on Hanuman Chalisa row

Days after two FIRs were filed against News18 India’s Aman Chopra for allegedly insulting religious beliefs, the anchor seemed to have toned it down during his debate last night.

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On-screen dharna, slokas, ‘secular’ bulldozer: It’s Friday night with Aman Chopra, sponsored by top brands

So much has been said – in print, on television, through tweets – about the demolition drive in Jahangirpuri this week after communal violence broke out in the area. It’s part of a seemingly new chapter of “bulldozer politics” across India, from Uttar Pradesh to Delhi, Madhya Pradesh to Gujarat.

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One network, double standards: How Zee, News18’s Urdu and Hindi news channels covered hijab verdict

On March 15, after weeks of students’ protests, the Karnataka High Court upheld a state order that restricts wearing hijab in government colleges where uniforms are prescribed. The court also said the hijab was not part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith.

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