NDTV conclave in Raipur marks 25 years, charts Chhattisgarh’s next phase.

Following a raid by the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Special Investigation Agency (SIA) on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at the seven-decade-old newspaper Kashmir Times, Editor Anuradha Bhasin said it was “another attempt to silence us.”

Srishti Media has expanded its operations to Canada, establishing a North American hub alongside its presence in India and the Asia-Pacific region.

LEAD: SC ruled it cannot fix timelines for governors or the President to act on state bills, undoing a controversial earlier judgment and leaving 33 opposition-state bills in limbo. SPOTLIGHT: 19-year-old Arnav Khaire, assaulted on a Mumbai local for speaking Hindi, died by suicide hours later. TECH: TCS–TPG sealed a billion-dollar pact to build gigawatt-scale AI data centres. SPORTS: Y. B. Sarangi highlights India’s 20-medal boxing sweep, including nine golds. ENTERTAINMENT: Bollywood Hungama says The Family Man 3 delivers a chaotic, funny, uneven yet engaging new chapter.

Journalist Nico Arboleda has returned IT Journo realm, having joined TechRadar as a Staff Writer.

India’s television broadcasters wrapped up the September quarter of FY26 with a mixed performance, marked by steady growth for some, widening losses for the rest, and significant divergence between national and regional networks.

The Rajkot Detection of Crime Branch has filed an FIR against journalist Jagdish Mehta for allegedly misusing a newspaper’s trademark and logo.

Rohini Acharya, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, released a video on Tuesday in which she confronted Bihar-based journalist Kanhaiya Bhelari for remarks she said were sexist and targeted her for donating a kidney to her father.

PunjabNewsExpress.com editor Satinderjit Singh Bains has accused the Punjab Government of acting with “political malice” after the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) abruptly cancelled the news portal’s empanelment for government advertisements.

The Laadli Media and Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2025 were announced on November 19, recognising 63 journalists across print, digital, and television. Presented by Population First in their 15th edition, the awards highlighted stories that demonstrated nuance, sensitivity, and accountability in reporting on gender issues across India.

LEAD ANALYSIS: Nitish Kumar returns as Bihar CM for a record 10th time, signalling another round of power-balancing between JD(U) and BJP. SPOTLIGHT: India’s fall in Russian oil imports long predates US tariffs, with eight of ten months showing lower purchases. TECH: ICAR’s new TnpB-based gene-editing tool may offer a cheaper, homegrown alternative to CRISPR for GE crop breeding. SPORTS: Shubman Gill is out of the Guwahati Test, with Sai Sudharsan replacing him after a neck injury scare. ENTERTAINMENT: Delhi High Court has cleared Farhan Akhtar’s 120 Bahadur for release, dismissing claims of historical distortion.

India’s DTH television sector continued to face challenges in Q2 FY26, with key operators’ financial results reflecting a drop in active subscribers and a growing shift toward connected TV and OTT platforms.

Asianetnews.com has unveiled the India H.O.G. Rally 2025, an exclusive celebration of Harley-Davidson heritage and community, scheduled for December 19–20 at Morjim Beach, Goa.

In the dynamic news ecosystem dominated by algorithms, trends and shrinking patience in reading stories, feature writers continue to hold onto one of the most enduring crafts of journalism: deep, human-centred storytelling.

A recent incident involving the false announcement of veteran actor Dharmendra’s “death” on television and on the social media accounts of several journalists has reignited concerns about how the race to break news first is eroding basic journalistic checks. The unverified update, triggered by a misleading social media post, was aired within minutes and spread rapidly online before the actor’s family confirmed he was alive and recovering. Despite the clarification, the rumour continued to circulate across platforms.