Republic TV Sends Notice to Indian Express for Report on Arnab Goswami Bribing BARC CEO
Republic TV s notice said, You have acted as a judge, jury and executioner in breach of all journalistic ethics.
Arnab Goswami on Republic TV. Photo: PTI
New Delhi: The television channel Republic TV has sent a legal notice to
The Indian Express newspaper, in the aftermath of the latter’s report on channel head Arnab Goswami allegedly having paid BARC chief Partho Dasgupta $12,000 for two separate holidays and a total of Rs 40 lakh over three years.
Express had on January 25 reported that Dasgupta had made these claims in a handwritten note to Mumbai police. His lawyer Arjun Singh had said the note had been recorded âunder duressâ and had no “evidentiary value in the court of law.â
Partho Dasgupta s Statement Says Arnab Goswami Bribed Him, No Evidentiary Value Says Lawyer
The former BARC chief s handwritten statement to the Mumbai police says that Goswami paid him $12,000 and over Rs 40 lakh to rig viewership ratings of Republic TV.
Former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta. Photo: LinkedIn
Media25/Jan/2021
New Delhi: The former chief executive of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), Partho Dasgupta, has alleged in a handwritten statement to the Mumbai Police that Arnab Goswami bribed him to manipulate viewership ratings in favour of his channel Republic TV, according to an
BARC is responsible for measuring the television rating points (TRPs) of channels.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference on January 19, 2021. Photo: PTI
Politics19/Jan/2021
New Delhi: Commenting for the first time on Republic TV editor Arnab Goswamiâs Whatsapp chats which indicated that he may have had prior knowledge of the 2019 Balakot airstrikes, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joined the opposition chorus and demanded that a parliamentary committee enquire into the matter.Â
Breach of Official Secrets Act : Congress Attacks PMO Over Arnab WhatsApp Chats
âNever before has Indiaâs national security been so completely compromised. Never before did our judiciary come under such an attack,â a statement by the party said.
Congress leaders Sushil Kumar Shinde, AK Anthony, Pawan Khera, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Salman Khurshid during a press conference, at AICC HQ in New Delhi, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo: PTI /Kamal Singh
Politics20/Jan/2021
New Delhi: A day after former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his office for allegedly aiding the leak of sensitive national security information to pro-Hindutva television anchor Arnab Goswami, his party upped its ante. It demanded that âthe prime minister should come clean on these accusations immediately in order to restore the severely damaged credibility of the highest office of the country.â
TRP Scam: Mumbai Court Denies Bail to Former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta
The Mumbai police vehemently opposed his bail application.
Former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta. Photo: LinkedIn
Media20/Jan/2021
New Delhi:Â A sessions court in Mumbai has rejected the bail application of former CEO of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) Partho Dasgupta, who was arrested in the television rating points (TRP) scam.
Dasgupta was arrested on December 24 and is one of the prime accused in the alleged manipulation of TRPs. The Mumbai police recently filed a 3,400-page chargesheet in which they annexed WhatsApp chats between Republic TV founder Arnab Goswami and Dasgupta, alleging that they colluded to inflate the channel’s ratings. Dasgupta is accused of criminal breach of trust and cheating.