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Weeks after alums of his school flagged India Today ‘complicity’, Purie points to ‘diverse perspectives’

Three weeks after a letter by former students of the Vasant Valley School to clamp down on the “hatred” aired on his channels, the institute’s owner and India Today Group chairman Aroon Purie has said that he has “read and duly taken note of” these concerns.

Newslaundry · Sep 20, 2023

Anjana lauded for bulldozer reportage, Sudhir ‘maverick’: All about ENBA Awards

It was another pinnacle of on-ground reporting. Aaj Tak’s Anjana Om Kashyap atop a bulldozer eulogised the “crackdown on illegal construction”, mostly belonging to Muslims, in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri in April last year. Days before her “historic reportage” on the then BJP-led Delhi municipal body’s “bulldozer action”, the area had witnessed…

Newslaundry · Sep 1, 2023

Sacked by Zee, unable to find a job, journalist sets up poha stall in Noida’s media hub

Just three months ago, Dadan Vishwakarma was an assistant news editor at Zee News at the channel’s office in Noida’s Film City. But he has now set up a stall selling poha and jalebis, in front of the India Today Group office, just a few metres away from his previous…

Newslaundry · Mar 21, 2023

Who Owns Your Media: The highs and lows of the India Today Group

Forty seven years ago, in 1975, Madhu Trehan founded India Today magazine, although her father Vidya Vilas Purie had originally envisioned it as a tabloid. Trehan had returned from the United States, where she studied journalism at Columbia University and worked with the UN and India Abroad, among other organisations.

Newslaundry · Jul 18, 2022

TV Newsance 179: India Today’s balancing act, cute vs angry lion & Sri Lanka crisis

With the India Today Group getting a new star anchor, we look at all the golden opportunities the hiring offers India’s “sabse tez” channel – khoob jamega rang jab mil jayenge teen yaar, Sudhir, Shweta aur nanochip.

Newslaundry · Jul 16, 2022

India Today Group really is a ‘natural home’ for Sudhir Chaudhary

In a memo to the India Today Group staff, vice chairperson Kalli Purie excitedly introduced Sudhir Chaudhary as their new consulting editor. We are certain the newsroom was just as excited. As the employees were reminded by their boss, Chaudhary brings the experience and fanbase of his last show, DNA…

Newslaundry · Jul 13, 2022

TV Newsance Episode 63: Happy Birthday, PM Modi! With Loveeee: Indian media

This week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 69 and TV news anchors couldn’t contain their excitement. A look at all the celebrations across channels. Special mention for India Today Group.

Newslaundry · Sep 21, 2019