Niraj Sharma

The proposed safeguards address the two gaps BestMediaInfo flagged on August 5 – independent evidence of landing-page placements and penalties for broadcasters or operators gaming the system

Broadcasters fear prolonged suspension gives government greater control, while advertisers warn delayed TRPs are distorting media choices and hurting mass-reach business plans ahead of festivities

That’s quite derogatory, if not shameful, for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who was caught singing ‘Aiye Sanam Tere Liye’ instead of ‘Aiye Watan Tere Liye’ at an Independence Day function

With landing-page safeguards largely identified, the delay now threatens advertiser planning, festive demand and television's position against digital as industry awaits top-level government approval urgently

Netizens view the action as a clear double standard when compared with the prolonged and turbulent Cockroach Janta Party protests last month

Bangladesh has Islam as its state religion yet sings to its motherland as ‘Ma’. The Vande Mataram row now tests Congress’s defence of a 1937 compromise

A media narrative equates Uttar Pradesh’s budget savings with administrative failure, but audited numbers, fiscal history and comparisons with stressed states contradict that verdict sharply

TAM AdEx data shows private ad volumes weakening during the all-genre ratings blackout, while government advertising rises sharply and broadcaster promos remain almost unchanged year-on-year

NewsDrum checks Garg’s 2.6% claim against official data, the February revision chronology and India’s previous GDP rebasing exercises to test whether the controversy holds up.

BBC says the TMC-NCPI switch triggered its two-month investigation, yet NCPI was excluded from the six parties scrutinised for high donations, raising questions over framing