The BBC has handed over its newsroom publishing licence in India to a private limited company, Collective Newsroom - a first for the public service broadcaster's global operations anywhere in the world.
Four BBC staff members-Rupa Jha, Mukesh Sharma, Sanjoy Majumder, and Sara Hassan-left the company on December 12 and formed Collective Newsroom to allow BBC World Service India to comply with the 26% limit on foreign ownership in India.