Symbols of the rot
Time journalists called out the corruption unearthed by the TRP scam
Details of the WhatsApp chats between former CEO of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) Partho Dasgupta and Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami that the Mumbai police have filed along with a 3,400-page supplementary chargesheet in the scam to rig TRPs for manipulation of advertising are symbolic of the rot that is primetime television news. The salacious parts involve rival anchors who are variously called “utter fool”, “ass”, “top-to-bottom fake”, etc. But the more serious bits display the utter absence of integrity, a total contrast between what these individuals actually think and what they peddle as news and opinion that influences the people. In one chat, they are shown to use colourful descriptions about the bad state of the economy and how the late Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is the “biggest failure”. But in an after-primetime show, however, this celebr
BARC Former CEO Partho Dasgupta s Condition Stable: Mumbai Police Tell HC
The HC was hearing a bail plea filed by Dasgupta.
Bombay High Court Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-25T16:03:18+05:30 BARC Former CEO Partho Dasgupta s Condition Stable: Mumbai Police Tell HC outlookindia.com 2021-01-25T16:04:20+05:30
The Mumbai Police on Monday told the Bombay High Court bench that the condition of BAARC ex CEO Partho Dasgupta is stable and he has been provided necessary medical care in the Taloja jail.
The HC was hearing a bail plea filed by Dasgupta.
Singh also said that all other accused persons in the case were out on bail.
Arnabgate: PM Modi Leaked Information About Balakot Airstrikes, Alleges Rahul Gandhi
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In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi indirectly claimed that Modi was responsible for leaking information regarding the Balakot airstrikes to Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami.
Addressing a roadshow at Karur during his final day of election campaign in Tamil Nadu, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said only five people including the PM and the Defence Minister would have prior information of the planned strikes.
At this, the bench asked who was the main accused person in the case. Arnab Goswami, Singh said, referring to Republic TV s editor-in-chief.
Singh also informed the court that a charge sheet had already been filed in the case.
On January 19, a sessions court in Mumbai rejected Dasgupta s bail plea.
Singh said the court s detailed order recording reasons for refusing bail to Dasgupta had not been made available to the parties yet.
Justice Naik, therefore, adjourned the hearing on the bail plea to February 2, and asked the advocates in the case to submit a copy of the charge sheet and the lower court order by then.