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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…

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NBDSA tells Zee to run tickers on selective data, Times Now to take down ‘Pak slogan’ telecast

Noting that a Zee News broadcast on population growth had “disproportionately focused only on one community, the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority has asked the channel to air the authority’s observations through 24 hourly tickers between March 6 and March 7.

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Another non-bailable warrant against Deepak Chaurasia in POCSO case

A POCSO court in Gurugram has again issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Zee News anchor Deepak Chaurasia after he failed to appear before it because he was "required to interview Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath” on the day of the hearing on February 4.

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Days after Aditi Tyagi's exit, Deepak Chaurasia joins Zee News

Former News Nation anchor Deepak Chaurasia has joined Zee News as a consulting editor and anchor, according to an email sent to the channel’s staff on Tuesday.

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‘Upset by media, wanted to expose them’: Cricket fan who called Zee News ‘worst channel’ on live telecast

After confirming the telecast was live, an Indian cricket fan in Australia called Zee News “the worst channel in India” and urged it to not communalise issues, before he was pushed away by a reporter. A clip of the incident was widely circulated on social media.

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Congress seeks action against Zee News for ‘violating’ model code of conduct by ‘concocting exit poll’

The Himachal Pradesh unit of the Congress has urged the Election Commission to take strict action against Zee News for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by “concocting an exit poll much to the liking of BJP”.

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Himachal Pradesh: Why the fight for better pension is making the BJP sweat

The crew of Delhi-based news channels in Shimla are putting up at the Willow Banks hotel on the Mall road – the venue of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s media centre in the Himachal Pradesh capital. On Friday morning, reporters from Zee News, ABP News and TV9 Bharatvarsh stepped out of the…

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Is Aaj Tak’s bet on Sudhir Chaudhary paying off?

Sudhir Chaudhary was the face of Zee News for nearly a decade. So much so that the Hindi TV news channel’s brand, after a point, was indistinguishable from him. So, when he abruptly quit in June 2022, all eyes were on his next move.

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‘Anti-Muslim prejudice’: Delhi carnage report takes TV news to task

A report on the communal violence that devastated northeast Delhi in 2020 says “anti-Muslim prejudice” was a “running thread” on TV news channels around the time.

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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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Zee News told to reply to Shehla Rashid’s petition demanding ‘unequivocal apology’

The Delhi High Court has told Zee News to respond to a petition filed by Shehla Rashid demanding that the TV news channel air an “unequivocal apology” to her.

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‘Picnic spot’: Watching reporters watch Noida’s twin towers come down

At just past 2:30 pm on Sunday, a deafening explosion rang out across Noida Sector 93A. Boom it went. And in a matter of seconds the illegally built Supertech twin towers came crashing down into a heap of rubble. Thick clouds of dust, soot and smoke billowed high into the…

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Supreme Court grants interim protection to Zee News editor

Court tags Rajnish Ahuja’s case with an earlier petition filed by anchor Rohit Ranjan

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Supreme Court grants protection from arrest to Zee News editor over Rahul Gandhi show

The Supreme Court on Friday granted Zee News editor Rajnish Ahuja protection from arrest in a case over a broadcast in which anchor Rohit Ranjan claimed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had condoned the killing of a tailor in Udaipur.

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‘Har Har Shambhu’ row: How TV news manufactured a ‘fatwa campaign’ over a cleric’s remark

Darul Uloom Deoband, India’s largest Islamic seminary, is back in the headlines for another “fatwa”, reported first by news agency ANI and amplified by sections of the legacy media – ostensibly to manufacture a controversy where none existed.

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‘You will see a change’: Congress finally has a new media strategy, but will its aggression pay off?

On July 1, something unexpected happened.

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TV Newsance 181: Ranveer Singh’s ‘bum’ makes it to primetime

Believe it or not, Ranveer Singh’s nude shoot made it to primetime TV news discussion this week. Sudhir Chaudhary, now on Aaj Tak, wondered about the actor’s majboori, while giving us gyaan on sanskaar. We also catch him repeating his show theme from Zee News: in the span of a…

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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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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…

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'The natural home for a household name': Sudhir Chaudhary to join Aaj Tak as consulting editor

Ten days after his resignation from Zee was accepted, Sudhir Chaudhary has been announced to join Aaj Tak as consulting editor.

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Zubair insulted ‘respected religious leader’ Bajrang Muni's followers: UP police argue in Supreme Court

Mohammed Zubair got interim bail from the Supreme Court on Friday, but the Alt News cofounder will stay in custody. In a separate case, the court provided Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan protection from coercive police action.

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Doctored Rahul Gandhi video | TV anchor moves Supreme Court for protection

Second oral mentioning in the case related to telecast of allegedly doctored video of Rahul Gandhi

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TV anchor not named as accused in Noida FIR, picked minutes after FIR lodged

NOIDA: The TV news anchor arrested and released on bail over a misleading video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was not named as an accused in the FIR lodged by the Uttar Pradesh police, just minutes before they reached his home in Ghaziabad.

The Times of India

Chhattisgarh police explore legal options after jostle with UP police over TV anchor's custody

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh police and Uttar Pradesh police reportedly jostled for the custody of Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan at Ghaziabad on Tuesday morning after a state police team reached his residence with an arrest warrant in connection with an FIR registered against him for running a "fake" video of Congress…

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'Misleading' Rahul Gandhi video | Raipur police accuse Uttar Pradesh police of obstructing arrest of news anchor Rohit Ranjan

A case was registered against Rohit Ranjan for allegedly promoting enmity between different groups and outraging religious feelings of people based on the complaint of Congress MLA Devendra Yadav, Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal said.

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