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Indian billionaire Adani is now NDTV’s biggest shareholder

The news network’s takeover has raised fears that one of the country’s last bastions of free press is under threat.

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Adani is now NDTV’s largest shareholder, with control over 37% of the company

The Adani group’s open offer to NDTV shareholders came to an end today, with 31.79 percent shares of the 167 lakh shares in the open offer subscribed. This is approximately 8.26 percent of the company’s total shares.

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Ravish Kumar: Who killed the news?

The media space in India has changed, said senior journalist Ravish Kumar in a heartfelt video on his YouTube channel – explaining his decision to end his 26-year journey with NDTV this week. On the sidelines of The Media Rumble this year, Newslaundry spoke to the Magsaysay awardee on the…

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It’s easy to forget the contribution of NDTV’s Roys to journalism. It’s time to remedy that

When I was in my last year of high school, a classmate declared that he had seen Prannoy Roy at a petrol pump the previous evening.

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Billionaire Modi ally on verge of taking over independent Indian news channel

Gautam Adani’s takeover of NDTV is ‘serious threat to democracy’ in India, says news anchor

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Journalism can be so much more than stenography. Ravish Kumar taught us that

This column cannot begin without mentioning the importance to Indian journalism of Ravish Kumar, who resigned from NDTV yesterday after almost 27 years there. His video statement after resigning is not just moving but also an exemplary lesson for us on what journalism is meant to be – but increasingly…

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Concerns over free press in India after NDTV’s Ravish Kumar quits

One of India’s most popular TV journalists quits the network recently acquired by billionaire considered close to BJP.

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‘Don’t know what I’ll do at 9 pm now’: Ravish explains move to quit NDTV journey in heartfelt video

A day after resigning from NDTV, veteran journalist Ravish Kumar left a heartfelt video on his YouTube channel, explaining the reasons behind his decision to end his 26-year journey with the broadcaster.

Newslaundry

Day after Roys quit NDTV promoter board, Ravish leaves channel

A day after Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy quit as the directors of the board of NDTV promoter RRPRH, noted journalist Ravish Kumar resigned from the channel on Wednesday. The company has “agreed to his request” for the resignation “to be effective immediately”, according to an email sent to the…

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Prannoy Roy, Radhika Roy quit NDTV holding company, Adani arm gains control

MUMBAI: Marking a definitive turn in Adani Group's takeover of NDTV, both its founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy on Tuesday resigned from the board of RRPR Holdings, the main holding entity of the promoters that owns a 29.2% stake in the media house. At the same time, three new…

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Centre asks Supreme Court to ‘reconsider’ Saurabh Kirpal’s elevation as high court judge: Reports

The Narendra Modi government has asked the Supreme Court collegium to “reconsider” several names – including that of senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal – recommended for appointment as high court judges. Kirpal, who is gay, recently told NDTV his elevation has been “stalled” because of his sexual orientation.

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After grand launch in August, grand exits follow at Bharat24

The dreamers at Bharat24 are waking up. The news channel, which launched in August this year, is now facing high-profile exits.

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Indian tycoon defends hostile takeover bid for broadcaster

Efforts by Gautam Adani, Asia’s richest man, to buy NDTV triggered debate over press freedom

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Gautam Adani says his push into media is a responsibility, not a business

Gautam Adani says his push into the news media, including his acquisition of NDTV, is a “responsibility” rather than a business opportunity. In an interview with the British newspaper Financial Times, the Indian billionaire also claims that he had invited NDTV founder Prannoy Roy to remain as the network’s chair.

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NDTV reminds ToI of ‘basic principle’ as paper runs TV channel’s exclusive without credit

NDTV has objected to the Times of India running a story based on the channel’s exclusive interview with Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot without giving the network any credit.

The Times of India

Adani open offer: Nearly 28 lakh NDTV shares tendered by day 3

NEW DELHI: Nearly 28 lakh shares were tendered by shareholders of NDTV under the Adani group's open offer at the end of the third day on Thursday.

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Iran official says 50 police killed in protests

Around 50 police have been killed in the protests shaking Iran since September, the deputy foreign minister said on Thursday, giving a first official death toll amid an intensified crackdown on Kurdish areas in recent days.

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TV Newsance 193: Mehrauli murder case and its sansani reporting

While the Mehrauli murder case gripped the airwaves, ridiculous conspiracy theories and theatrics were in full supply as channels tried to one-up each other. Rubika had a forensics team help her understand the case even as Arnab was busy assisting the investigators himself. Reporters scoured the jungle for masala while…

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‘Fair and reasonable’: NDTV’s panel of independent directors on Adani offer

NDTV’s committee of independent directors has published its recommendations on Adani’s open offer, calling it “fair and reasonable”.

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Who are BJP’s favourite journalists? What about Congress and AAP? A Michigan study reveals

Claims and counter-claims around partisanship in the news fraternity have been as old as mainstream media has existed in India. With the growth of social media, these allegations appear in the public eye with more frequency, especially as politicians and journalists themselves contribute to the perception of a highly-polarised media…

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Zee, Republic and Jagran engaged most by BJP, AAP interacts most with journalistic content: Study

A study of retweets by researchers from the University of Michigan has indicated that politicians from various parties show preferences for certain publications. On social media, individual journalists tend to be engaged more by the opposition as compared to media houses, which somewhat tend to be divided between the governing…

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Five Kashmiri journalists resign after alleged militant threat

Five Kashmiri journalists associated with the daily Rising Kashmir have resigned after a suspected militant organisation purportedly put out a list of over a dozen mediapersons accusing them of being police informers, NDTV reported.

The Times of India

Gautam Adani gets approval for NDTV open offer boosting takeover bid

MUMBAI: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate received the regulatory nod to float an open offer for a further 26% stake in New Delhi Television Ltd, marking a crucial milestone in a takeover battle between Asia’s richest person and the broadcaster’s founders.

The Guardian - UK

Gujarat bridge collapse: anger grows in India over cover-up claims

Questions asked after 135 people killed as to why repair contract was given to local firm better know for making clocks

Daily Mirror

Enormous 8ft crocodile wanders into house late at night terrifying sleeping family

It took the rescue team about an hour to grab the freshwater canal crocodile and safely remove it from the house in Jaitia village in Etawah, in the state of Western Uttar Pradesh, India

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