On Monday, the Delhi High Court issued a notice to journalist Arnab Goswami and his news channel, Republic TV, over Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s defamation plea. “Bring down the rhetoric. You can put out your story, you can put out the facts. You cannot call him names. That is uncalled[Read More…]
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Exclusive: Shashi Tharoor’s defamation suit solely “a matter of principle”
Congress leader and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor filed a defamation case against popular journalist Arnab Goswami for 2 crores and 10,000 rupees earlier this week. Speaking exclusively to Newsd, a close associate of the Member of Parliament said, “Tharoor decided to file the defamation case, against the wishes of[Read More…]
Shashi Tharoor files defamation suit against Arnab Goswami for 2 Cr
On Friday, Congress leader and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor has filed a defamation case against popular journalist Arnab Goswami for an amount of 2 crores and 10,000 rupees. “We filed today in Delhi High Court. Had enough of his campaign of calumny”, he tweeted. This comes soon after an[Read More…]
Delhi HC sends notice to Arnab Goswami
In connection to the Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd (BCCL) filing a criminal complaint against journalist Arnab Goswami, the Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the former Times Now Editor-in- chief for breaching employment contract and misusing the intellectual property (IP) of the media conglomerate. BCCL had filed[Read More…]
Times Now files FIR against Arnab Goswami, alleges him of theft
The owners of the BCCL-owned English news channel, Times Now, have filed a criminal complaint against journalists, Arnab Goswami and Prema Sridevi for allegedly stealing materials while working with their channel. Goswami had aired the materials on his new channel, Republic TV. The complaint was filed in the Azad Maidan[Read More…]
Sunanda Pushkar case: Shashi Tharoor calls TV report ‘misrepresentations and outright lies’
After a report surfaced on a TV channel in link with the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar, the former Union Minister termed it as “misrepresentations and outright lies.” “Exasperating farrago of distortions, misrepresentations and outright lies being broadcast by an unprincipled showman masquerading as a journalist,”[Read More…]
Humans of Hindutva: Where humour unmasks religious propaganda
Following the trails of side-splitting parody, ‘Humans of Hindutva’, a Facebook page, also a burlesque of Indian right-wing ideology is flooding everyone’s newsfeeds. ‘Humans of Hindutva’ exclusively targeting the liberals, describe themselves as a ‘religious organization’. Their page description which reeks of political satire reads– ‘Laughter, empathy, fun and friendship[Read More…]
Disrupting the Indian TV News eco system
Can a media outlet survive on sound alone? Or would that just be Image, signifying nothing? What makes a long-term brand and how sustainable is it, beyond the first 100 days? These are some of the initial questions that confront anybody attempting to understand the launch of Republic. That it[Read More…]
Is Karan Johar behind Arnab Goswami quitting Times Now?
For over ten years, Arnab Goswami was setting the agenda of news television with his tendentious debate News Hour on Times Now. Considering the popularity of the show, his sudden decision to quit Times Now came as a shock to many. It invited various speculations with no substantial conclusion. However,[Read More…]
No Padma awards for MS Dhoni, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Arnab Goswami
The government denied proposals to bestow Padma awards to a number of prominent personalities, including cricketer MS Dhoni, spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, and tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, as per a report in the Indian Express on Monday. Other noted personalities whose names were declined include Biju Janata Dal[Read More…]
Arnab Goswami renames TV channel to Republic TV
Subramanian Swamy slams Arnab Goswami over naming his upcoming company “Republic”
BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has taken offense against Arnab Goswami’s new digital venture’s name, Republic. He says the “Republic” as a name of a company is a violation of Emblem and Names, Act,1950. As per item 6 in the Schedule accompanying the Act, use of “The name, emblem or official[Read More…]
Arnab Goswami’s new venture will be called ‘Republic’
Just a month after his last show on Times Now, senior journalist Arnab Goswami announced his new venture called Republic. Goswami had resigned from Times Now on November 1, and Rahul Shivshankar has replaced him as Editor In Chief of the news channel. Accoding to the reports, his channel will[Read More…]
Rahul Shivshankar likely to replace Arnab Goswami: Sources
Senior journalist Rahul Shivshankar is expected to replace former Newshour anchor Arnab Goswami, sources on Monday said. Arnab Goswami had resigned as the Editor-in Chief of Times Now in November first week. Rahul Shivshankar joined NewsX in September 2013 as Managing Editor and was later elevated as Editor-in-Chief a year[Read More…]
“The Game has just begun”- Arnab Goswami likely to start his own venture
‘The game has just begun’ was the one phrase Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief and President (News) of Times Now and ET Now repeated several times in an informal meeting attended by about 50 staff members of the channel where he announced his resignation. According to reports Goswami resigned from the post[Read More…]
Arnab Goswami resigns from the Times Group
The Indian news media was stunned into silence as news of Times Now and ET Now’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami resignation streamed in. The announcement was made after by the man himself to his newsroom, after an editorial meeting. Reports suggest that the voracious anchor is set to start a new[Read More…]