Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Amish Devgan

Sirens, wrong visuals, and ‘Allahu Akbar’ dog-whistles: The Godi-fication of US-Israel-Iran war

Deafening studio sirens. Recycled war footage. From defending the indefensible to peddling outright fake news, there isn't a conflict usual suspects on mainstream TV media won't exploit.

Newslaundry

Everyone’s won! Trump. Modi. And the politics of premature celebration

No one yet knows the terms of a trade deal that could significantly alter how India powers its economy. That has not stopped New Delhi and Washington from launching into full celebration mode.

Newslaundry

From Shaheen Bagh 2.0 to Jinnah: TV news rewrites the Waqf bill story again

Days after it termed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill a “direct attack on Muslims”, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board held a protest in New Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Monday, upping its ante against the contentious legislation.

Newslaundry

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Following ECI complaint, NBDSA issues warning to News18 India for communal tone in Ram Navami coverage

Acting on a complaint forwarded by the Election Commission of India, the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority issued a warning to News18 India for giving a communal colour to a programme on comments made by various political leaders on the occasion of Ram Navami last year.

Newslaundry

Hafta letters: Israel, Gaza series, journalists

Hello to all,I have a few suggestions for the new title for Jayashree:EXPERT – Executive Extraordinaire for Promos, Editorials, Recordings, and Tales.EDITOR – Executive Director of Integrated Tales, Output, and Recordings.CREATOR – Chief of Recordings, Editorials, and Tales across the online realm.LEADER – Longform, Editorial, and Audio Director of Exceptional…

Newslaundry

In run-up to LS polls on TV, 52% primetime segments against Oppn, around 1% on jobs, education

Indian democracy is at a critical juncture, with the world’s largest elections underway, and misinformation rampant. While the country’s press freedom ranking has slipped to 161 and Indian democracy has been categorised as an “electoral autocracy” in the latest V-Dem report, is the media making voters aware of key issues,…

Newslaundry

‘Not the first time’: Cong writes to EC seeking action against Amish Devgan over Ram temple ‘monologue’

The Congress has submitted a complaint to the Election Commission of India over a News18 India show anchored by Amish Devgan which the party said allegedly violated the Model Code of Conduct by invoking religious sentiments.

Newslaundry

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

How Patanjali rode on the shoulders of Big Media

On television, we’ve seen Baba Ramdev contort, stretch, do headstands, and walk on his hands. We’ve seen him compete in push-up contests with students, and close his eyes dramatically when shown a photograph of a Bollywood actress wearing a bikini.

Newslaundry

How INDIA selected 14 anchors to boycott: Review of anchors’ social media, hate on debates

In the run-up to the opposition INDIA alliance’s blacklisting of 14 TV news anchors last week, almost all the members of the 26-party bloc’s coordination committee narrowed down on names of “partisan” anchors ahead of a joint discussion.

Newslaundry

TV Newsance 197: Aman & Amish’s silence on Sultanpuri, Times Now Navbharat’s Haldwani ‘jihad’

The week started on a sour note. Anjali, a 20-year-old girl, died when she was dragged for nearly 13 km after a car hit her scooty in the early hours of the New Year. And for once, top anchors, from Aaj Tak to Republic, asked tough questions of the Delhi…

Newslaundry

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…

Newslaundry

‘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.

Newslaundry

How Hindi news TV covered police action in the wake of Prophet remarks row

The Delhi police on Thursday lodged an FIR against at least 30 people, accusing them of spreading hate and hurting religious sentiments on social media. They include All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi and Hindu supremacist priest Yati Narsinghanad.

Newslaundry

Delhi encroachment drive: As TV channels orbit around Shaheen Bagh, India News takes it up a notch

On a day a BJP mayor in Delhi carried out an inspection of encroachments in certain localities, and the AAP held a protest against “extortion” through the threat of bulldozers, several television news telecasts skipped the nuance to orbit around Shaheen Bagh and its 2019 protest against the controversial citizenship…

Newslaundry

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Newslaundry

TV Newsance 166: Haldiram’s conspiracy, Amish Devgan adds ghee to communal fire, Syed Suhail’s love for Modi

Sudarshan News has made it to our episode this week after a long time. Their boss Suresh Chavhanke and his misguided ‘reporter’ came up with a new conspiracy against Haldiram’s 'Falahari' namkeen in their efforts to once again spread hate and misinformation on our airwaves. This episode, we teach you…

Newslaundry

Election results LIVE: Capturing the sound and fury on TV news

Welcome to verdict day, where the results will be declared for the assembly elections conducted in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur and Punjab.

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bharatiya Janata Party

The Election Commission of India

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.