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{{See also|Zee TV}}<br />
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{{Infobox television channel<br />
| launch_date = {{Launch date and age|df=y|1999|08|27}}<br />
| logo = Zee news.svg<br />
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| owner = [[Essel Group]]<br />
| headquarters = [[Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />{{small|(downscaled to [[4:3]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)}}<br />
| area = International<br />
| sister_channels = [[Zee TV]]<br />
| terr_serv_1 = [[Oqaab]]<br/>(Afghanistan)<br />
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 45<br />
| sat_serv_1 = [[Airtel Digital TV]]<br />
| sat_chan_1 = Channel 311<br />
| sat_serv_2 = [[Dish TV]]<br />
| sat_chan_2 = Channel 651<br />
| sat_serv_3 = [[Reliance Digital TV]]<br />
| sat_chan_3 = Channel 408<br />
| sat_serv_4 = [[Tata Sky]]<br />
| sat_chan_4 = Channel 511<br />
| sat_serv_5 = [[d2h]]<br />
| sat_chan_5 = Channel 302<br />
| sat_serv_6 = [[DD Free Dish]]<br />
| sat_chan_6 = Channel 70<br />
| sat_serv_7 = [[Sun Direct]]<br />
| sat_chan_7 = Channel 574<br />
| cable_serv_1 = [[Siti Cable]]<br />
| cable_chan_1 = Channel 303<br />
| iptv_serv_1 = [[Now TV (Hong Kong)|now TV]]<br/>(Hong Kong)<br />
| iptv_chan_1 = Channel 785<br />
| iptv_serv_2 = [[Dish Network]]<br/>(United States)<br />
| iptv_chan_2 = Channel 708 (SD)<br />
| online_serv_1 = Live Stream (International)<br />
| online_chan_1 = [http://zeenews.india.com/live-tv live Web stream at Zee News]<br />
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'''Zee News''' is an Indian [[Hindi language|Hindi-language]] [[news channel]] owned by the [[Essel Group]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.esselgroup.com/zee-media-corporation-limited.html |title=Our Companies: Zee Media Corporation Limited |website=esselgroup.com|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> It is associated with several other sister news channels which provide coverage in Hindi, English and several regional languages of India. Zee News was launched on 27 August 1999, as Zee Sports Ltd. The company was [[Certificate of incorporation|reincorporated]] on 27 May 2004, as Zee News Ltd.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/zee-media-27705/information/company-history |title=Zee Media Corporation Ltd. |work=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> In 2013, Zee News Ltd changed its name to Zee Media Corporation Limited.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/zee-media-corporation-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-18879.cms |title=Zee Media Corporation History {{!}} Zee Media Corporation Information|website=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> The Zee News channel is the flagship channel of the company.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/stock/zee-media-corporation-ltd_zeenews/reports-directors-report |title=Director Reports, Company Results of Zee Media Corporation |website=[[NDTV Profit]]|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref><br />
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The chairman of the group is [[Subhash Chandra]], who is a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]-backed member of the [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mohan |first=Archis |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/subhash-chandra-bets-on-bjp-support-for-rajya-sabha-entry-116053101457_1.html |title=Subhash Chandra bets on BJP support for Rajya Sabha entry |date=1 June 2016 |work=Business Standard India|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> [[Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist)|Sudhir Chaudhary]] is the editor-in-chief of Zee News and the anchor of the prime time show on the channel.<ref name="exch1">{{cite web |url=http://www.exchange4media.mobi/tv/sudhir-chaudhary-now-also-editor-in-chief-of-zee-business_68276.html |title=Sudhir Chaudhary now also editor in Chief of zee business|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170715163422/http://www.exchange4media.mobi/tv/sudhir-chaudhary-now-also-editor-in-chief-of-zee-business_68276.html|archive-date=15 July 2017|access-date=15 July 2017 }}</ref> The channel has been involved in several controversies and has broadcast fabricated news stories on multiple occasions.<ref name="fake">List of sources:<br />
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* {{Cite web |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/book-extract/book-extract-republic-tv-age-of-fake-news-and-promoters-in-indian-tv-newsrooms |title=Book extract: Republic TV, age of fake news and promoters in Indian TV newsrooms |last=Bhushan |first=Sandeep |date=29 June 2019 |website=[[National Herald (India)|National Herald]] |language=en|access-date=25 February 2020}}<br />
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/read/the-troubling-association-of-zee-and-jlf/article30693362.ece |title=The festival and its funder |last=Jha |first=Aditya Mani |date=31 January 2020 |website=[[Business Line]] |language=en|access-date=25 February 2020}}<br />
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.altnews.in/zee-news-broadcasts-old-unrelated-satellite-visuals-as-destroyed-jem-camp-in-balakot/ |title=Zee News broadcasts old, unrelated satellite visuals as destroyed JEM camp in Balakot |last=Patel |first=Jignesh |date=8 March 2019 |website=[[Alt News]] |language=en-GB|access-date=25 February 2020}}<br />
* {{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/zee-news-producer-quits-video-we-shot-had-no-pakistan-zindabad-slogan/ |title=Zee News producer quits: Video we shot had no Pakistan Zindabad slogan |last=Hafeez |first=Sarah |date=22 February 2018 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en|access-date=25 February 2020}}<br />
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/india-news-are-newsrooms-run-by-political-masters-why-are-editors-compromising-on-truth-telling/302846 |title=Are Newsrooms Run By Political Masters? Why Are Editors Compromising On Truth Telling? |last=Yadav |first=Puneet |date=21 February 2020 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |language=en|access-date=25 February 2020}}<br />
* {{Cite web |url=https://theprint.in/hoaxposed/zee-news-tweets-doctored-video-of-navjot-sidhus-rajasthan-rally/158011/ |title=Zee News tweets doctored video of Navjot Sidhu's Rajasthan rally |last=Rampal |first=Nikhil |date=3 December 2018 |website=[[ThePrint]] |language=en|access-date=25 February 2020}}<br />
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.catchnews.com/politics-news/saffron-journalism-zee-news-and-art-of-manufacturing-anti-nationals-1457687402.html |title=Saffron journalism: Zee News & art of manufacturing anti-nationals |last=Menon |first=Aditya |date=10 February 2017 |website=catchnews.com |language=en|access-date=25 February 2020}}<br />
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/zee-news-subhash-chandra-sudhir-chaudhary-narendra-modi-bhakt-sangh-jnu-bjp-muslims-pakistan-anupam-kher/story/1/9474.html |title=Subhash Chandra failed to convince Zee is not Modi's mouthpiece |last=Khan |first=Saif Ahmed |date=10 March 2016 |website=[[India Today|DailyO]] |language=en|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> The channel is subjected to an ongoing criminal defamation case against legislator [[Mahua Moitra]] as of March 2020.<ref name=":3" /><br />
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{{Main|Essel Group#Zee Media Corporation}}<br />
=== Television ===<br />
The [[Zee Media Corporation Limited]] (ZMCL) operates a number of other channels, some in regional languages with the stated intent of providing a pan-Indian reach.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/ZEEN.BO |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225192547/https://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/ZEEN.BO |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 February 2020 |title=Profile: Zee Media Corporation Ltd (ZEEN.BO) |website=[[Reuters]] |language=en|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/zee-media-to-foray-into-english-news-broadcasting-1512583.html |title=Zee Media to foray into English news broadcasting |date=17 August 2015 |website=[[Moneycontrol]]|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.zeemedia.in/channeloverview.html |title=ZMCL Channels Overview |website=www.zeemedia.in|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref><br />
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*'''World Is One News ([[WION (TV channel)|WION]]):''' [[English language]] news channel.<br />
*'''Zee Business:''' Hindi language business news channel.<br />
*'''[[Zee Hindustan]]:''' 24/7 national [[Hindi language]] news channel. It was relaunched in 2017 as an anchor-less news channel.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/zee-hindustan-re-launched-as-anchor-less-channel-93472.html |title=Zee Hindustan re-launched as anchor-less channel – Exchange4media |website=exchange4media.com |language=en|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> It was formerly branded as Zee Sangam and India 24x7.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2017/05/india-24x7-is-now-zee-hindustan/ |title=India 24x7 is now Zee Hindustan |date=23 May 2017 |website=Best Media Info|access-date=25 February 2020 }}</ref><br />
*'''[[Zee 24 Taas]]:''' 24/7 [[Marathi language]] regional news channel.<br />
*'''[[Zee 24 Kalak]]:''' 24/7 [[Gujarati language]] regional news channel. It was inaugurated on 20 August 2017 by [[Vijay Rupani]], the [[Chief Minister of Gujarat]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-gujarat-cm-deputy-cm-launch-new-dna-ahmedabad-and-zee-24-kalak-2542970 |title=Gujarat CM, Deputy CM launch new DNA Ahmedabad and Zee 24 Kalak |date=4 September 2017 |website=DNA India |language=en|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref><br />
*'''Zee Rajasthan:''' Hindi language news channel operating in Rajasthan. It was formerly branded as Zee Marudhara.<br />
*'''Zee Odisha:''' [[Odia language]] regional news channel. It was formerly branded as Zee Kalinga.<br />
*'''Zee Salaam:''' [[Urdu language]] news channel.<br />
*'''Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh:''' Hindi language news channel operating in [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Chhattisgarh]].<br />
*'''Zee Punjab Haryana Himachal:''' [[Punjabi language]] and Hindi language news channel operating in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]].<br />
*'''Zee Bihar Jharkhand:''' Hindi and [[Bhojpuri language]] news channel operating in Bihar and Jharkhand. It was formerly branded as Zee Purvaiya.<br />
*'''Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand:''' Hindi language news channel operating in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Uttarakhand]].<br />
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The company also runs two regional news channels through its subsidiaries.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><br />
* '''[[Zee 24 Ghanta]]:''' 24/7 [[Bengali language]] regional news channel. It is owned by the Zee Akash News Pvt Ltd subsidiary.<br />
*'''Maurya TV:''' Hindi language news channel operating in [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]. It is owned by the Maurya TV Pvt Ltd subsidiary.<br />
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=== Online ===<br />
Zee News operates the Daily News & Analysis and Zee News websites to provide online coverage of the channel. The Zee5 Website which is owned by the [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]] is used to platform coverage of other ZMCL channels.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.esselgroup.com/zee-media-corporation-limited.html |title=Zee Media Corporation Limited |website=esselgroup.com|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> The World is One News (WION) channel operates its own WION website.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/08/18/zee-english-news-channel_n_8002024.html |title=Zee Group To Launch English News Channel, Hires Rohit Gandhi As Editor-In-Chief |last=Basu |first=Indrani |date=18 August 2015 |website=[[Huffington Post]] |language=en|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> The ZMCL also owns the India.com news website.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/cautious-road-ahead-for-zee-entertainment/1787546/ |title=Cautious road ahead for Zee Entertainment |date=8 December 2019 |website=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |language=en-US|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref><br />
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* '''Zee News Website:''' English and Hindi language online news coverage service of Zee News.<br />
* '''Daily News & Analysis Website:''' English language online news coverage service. It is branded under the DNA program of Zee News.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest News Headlines, Breaking News & Live Updates on Politics, Business, Sports, Bollywood at Daily News & Analysis |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/about |website=DNA India |access-date=7 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
* '''Zee5 Website:''' Streaming service which hosts ZMCL news channels. <br />
*'''WION Website:''' English language online news coverage service of World is One News.<br />
*'''India.com:''' English and Hindi language news website owned by ZMCL.<br />
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=== Newspaper ===<br />
[[File:DailyNewsandAnalysisCover.jpg|thumb|Cover of ''Daily News & Analysis''.]]<br />
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The ''Daily News & Analysis'' was an English-language [[broadsheet]] newspaper owned by the Zee Media Corporation Limited. It was launched on 30 July 2005 and branded under the Daily News & Analysis (DNA) program of Zee News. It was primarily circulated in [[Mumbai]] and discontinued on 9 October 2019 citing recurring losses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://theprint.in/india/dna-goes-out-of-print-14-years-after-launch-rise-fall-promising-newspaper/304050/ |title=DNA goes out of print 14 years after launch – rise & sudden fall of a promising newspaper |last=Dutta |first=Amrita Nayak |date=11 October 2019 |website=[[ThePrint]] |language=en-US|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chronosphere.biz/IMO/26/imo.html#dna |title=DNA commissions E&Y to certify circulation |author=Bhupesh Trivedi |date=1 June 2006 |work=Indian Media Observer (issue #26)|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219110303/http://www.chronosphere.biz/IMO/26/imo.html#dna |archive-date=19 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaul |first1=Vivek |title=Mumbai Mirror Shutting Down and the Screwed Up Business Model of India Media |url=https://vivekkaul.com/2020/12/07/mumbai-mirror-shutting-down-and-the-screwed-up-business-model-of-india-media/ |access-date=7 December 2020 |date=7 December 2020}}</ref><br />
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== Controversies and criticism ==<br />
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=== Jindal Group incident ===<br />
The channel was tried for allegedly extorting ₹1&nbsp;billion from the [[Jindal Group]] revealed through a sting operation.<ref name="The Hindu2">{{cite news |last=Jebaraj |first=Priscilla |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jindal-plays-cd-claims-zee-editors-demanded-rs-100-crore/article4031340.ece |title=Jindal plays CD, claims Zee editors demanded Rs. 100 crore |date=28 July 2016 |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref> Two senior journalists [[Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist)|Sudhir Chaudhary]] and Sameer Ahluwalia were arrested.<ref name="NDTV India2">{{cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/naveen-jindal-vs-zee-senior-journalists-arrested-over-alleged-extortion-298095 |title=Naveen Jindal vs Zee: Senior journalists arrested over alleged extortion |access-date=4 December 2014 |publisher=NDTV India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/Two-Zee-editors-arrested-for-Rs-100-crore-extortion-bid/articleshow/17391903.cms |title=Two Zee editors arrested for 'Rs 100-crore extortion bid' – Times of India |work=The Times of India|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="The Australian2">{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/jindal-group-and-zee-television-in-extortion-scandal/story-e6frg6so-1226527713986?nk=e835e32ddf2956600de185626015a1b1 |title=Jindal Group and Zee television in extortion scandal |access-date=4 December 2014 |publisher=The Australian}}</ref> The two were sent to 14-day judicial custody in [[Tihar jail]] and were ultimately released on bail.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20555718 |title=Zee editors in two-week custody |date=30 November 2012 |work=BBC News|access-date=7 August 2018 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/zee-news-editors-sent-to-tihar-jail/story-YhQqQk8V9HgADnCLtt5K0H.html |title=Zee News editors sent to Tihar jail |date=1 December 2012 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> [[Naveen Jindal]] had accused the two journalists of trying to extort {{INRConvert|1,000,000,000||lk=on|year=2011}} in advertisements for Zee News from him through blackmail by threatening to air stories against his company in the [[Coalgate scam]]. Zee News denied the charges and made counter claims of Jindal offering them {{INRConvert|200000000||lk=on|year=2011}} to halt their investigations against [[Jindal Steel]]'s involvement in the scam but filed no charges.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Naveen-Jindal-accuses-Zee-News-of-extortion-channel-hits-back/articleshow/16956098.cms |title=Naveen Jindal accuses Zee News of extortion, channel hits back – The Times of India |date=25 October 2012 |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> In July 2018, the Jindal Group withdrew the case against Zee News and both parties to the litigation stated that an out of court settlement had been reached which remains undisclosed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ed-charges-against-jindal-others-as-his-firm-settles-case-of-extortion-with-zee/ |title=ED charges against Naveen Jindal, others as his firm settles case of extortion with Zee |date=14 July 2018 |website=The Indian Express |language=en-US|access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref><br />
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===Cases of fabrication===<br />
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==== Jawaharlal Nehru University sedition controversy ====<br />
{{main|2016 JNU sedition controversy}}<br />
''Zee News'' reported that students from the Democratic Students' Union (DSU) raised "anti-India" slogans such as ''Bharat ki barbadi'' (Destruction of India) and ''Pakistan Zindabad'' (Long live Pakistan) in an event on the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] campus.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/from-pakistan-zindabad-to-bharat-ki-barbaadi-slogans-that-were-raised-by-anti-nationals-in-jnu_1855562.html |title=From 'Pakistan Zindabad' to 'Bharat ki barbaadi' – Slogans that were raised by 'anti-nationals' in JNU |date=14 February 2016 |newspaper=Zee News}}</ref> In a letter Vishwa Deepak, a journalist working at the channel gave a statement that "our biases made us hear ''Bhartiya Court Zindabad'' (Long live Indian courts) as ''Pakistan Zindabad.''" Vishwa Deepak later resigned from the channel after expressing reservations over its "biased coverage". The footage on the newscast of Zee News had formed the basis of charges filed by the [[Delhi Police]].<ref name="TIE-quit2">{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/zee-news-producer-quits-video-we-shot-had-no-pakistan-zindabad-slogan/ |title=Zee News producer quits: Video we shot had no Pakistan Zindabad slogan |date=22 February 2016 |newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref> Sudhir Chaudhary, editor and prime time anchor of the channel however on a telecast made a statement saying "our channel only showed what was happening there, whatever we have shown is 100% authentic."<ref name="newslaundry-VD2">{{cite web |url=http://www.newslaundry.com/2016/02/21/we-speak-with-the-zee-news-journalist-who-resigned-over-the-channels-coverage-of-junrow/ |title=We speak with the Zee News journalist who resigned over the channel's coverage of #JNURow |date=21 February 2016 |newspaper=Newslaundry}}</ref> A forensic report of the [[Delhi Police]] however later stated that the footage was doctored.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=19 February 2016|title=Forensic experts say Kanhaiya video was doctored|language=en|newspaper=India Today|agency=|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/delhi/story/forensic-experts-say-kanhaiya-video-was-doctored-309626-2016-02-19|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref><br />
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==== GPS Chips in ₹2000 currency notes ====<br />
Anchor Sudhir Chaudhary ran a Daily News and Analysis program announcing that the [[Indian 2000-rupee note]] issued after the [[2016 Indian banknote demonetisation]] by the government have GPS chips which will allow the government to track currency, thereby reducing corruption.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://scroll.in/article/821078/no-the-new-rs-2000-note-will-not-have-a-nano-gps-chip-that-can-track-it-anywhere |title=No, the RBI hasn't announced a Rs 2,000 note with a 'nano GPS chip' that it can track |last=Venkataramakrishnan |first=Rohan |date=9 November 2016 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> The [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]], [[Arun Jaitley]] dismissed the report as being rumours.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/nano-chip-in-rs-2-000-notes-arun-jaitley-dismisses-rumours-1623483 |title=Nano Chip in Rs 2,000 Notes? Arun Jaitley Dismisses Rumours |website=NDTV.com|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> The [[Reserve Bank of India]] has also given a statement that no such chips are present in the currency notes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raghavan |first=TCA Sharad |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/No-electronic-chip-in-Rs.-2000-notes-RBI/article16440933.ece |title=No electronic chip in Rs. 2000 notes: RBI |date=9 November 2016 |work=The Hindu|access-date=24 February 2020|language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The presence of "nano GPS" in the currency notes has been classified as a [[hoax]] being spread on social media.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/social-networking/news/2000-note-nano-gps-chip-rumours-1623133 |title=No, New Rs. 2000 Note Will Not Have a 'Nano GPS Chip' |website=NDTV Gadgets 360 |language=en|access-date=9 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/features/story/no-rs-2000-note-wont-have-nano-gps-for-tracking-but-it-may-have-rfid-351039-2016-11-10 |title=No, Rs 2000 note doesn't have nano GPS for tracking but it may have RFID |date=10 November 2016 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en|access-date=9 April 2020 |last3=Ist |first3=2016 10:06}}</ref><br />
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==== Navjot Singh Sidhu – Alwar controversy ====<br />
Zee News telecasted a video with the claim that the slogans of ''Pakistan Zindabad'' were raised at a rally in [[Alwar]] presided over by the [[Indian National Congress]] politician, [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://zeenews.india.com/video/india/shocking-pak-supporters-shout-pakistan-zindabad-slogan-in-navjot-singh-sidhu-rally-2160544.html |title=Shocking! Pak supporters shout "Pakistan Zindabad" slogan in Navjot Singh Sidhu rally |date=3 December 2018 |website=Zee News |language=en|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> Sidhu accused Zee News of playing a doctored video and threatened to file a defamation suit against Zee News.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/to-sue-channel-for-fake-news-sidhu/articleshow/66928000.cms |title=navjot singh sidhu: Will sue channel for fake news: Navjot Singh Sidhu {{!}} Jaipur News – Times of India|last1=Mehta|first1=Ashish|last2=4 December 2018|website=The Times of India|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> Sidhu stated that slogans of ''[[Bole So Nihal|Jo Bole So Nihal]]'' were misconstrued as being in favor of Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/sidhu-to-file-defamation-suit-against-tv-channel-for-airing-fake-video-118120301205_1.html |title=Sidhu to file defamation suit against TV channel for airing 'fake' video |date=3 December 2018 |work=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> Zee News accused Sidhu of calling a news broadcast to be fake news sent a defamation notice to him. The noticed demanded a apology from him within 24 hours and threatened to pursue legal recourse if an apology was not issued by him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/zee-news-sends-rs-1000-crore-defamation-notice-to-navjot-singh-sidhu-after-he-accuses-channel-of-playing-fake-video |title=Zee News sends Rs 1000 crore defamation notice to Navjot Singh Sidhu after he accuses channel of playing fake video |website=[[Free Press Journal]] |language=en|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref><br />
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==== Mahua Moitra criminal defamation case ====<br />
Zee News telecasted a show featuring editor-in-chief [[Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist)|Sudhir Chaudhary]] where he claimed that [[Trinamool Congress]] legislator [[Mahua Moitra]] had plagiarised author Martin Longman in her maiden speech after being elected to the [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.altnews.in/zee-news-falsely-claims-mahua-moitra-plagiarised-her-maiden-parliament-speech/ |title=Zee News falsely claims Mahua Moitra plagiarised her maiden Parliament speech |last=Chaudhuri |first=Pooja |date=3 July 2019 |website=Alt News |language=en-GB|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> Moitra accused the channel of false reporting and submitted a breach of privilege motion against Zee News and Sudhir Chaudhary.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/mahua-moitra-submits-breach-of-privilege-motion-against-zee-tv-ls-speaker-disallows-it-119070400464_1.html |title=Mahua Moitra submits breach of privilege motion against Zee TV, LS speaker disallows it |date=4 July 2019 |work=Business Standard|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> Martin Longman responded and stated that the legislator did not plagiarise him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/martin-longman-fascism-article-mahua-moitra-1561305-2019-07-03 |title=Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra didn't plagiarise: US writer of fascism article shuts trolls |date=3 July 2019 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en|access-date=24 February 2020 }}</ref> Subsequently, Moitra filed a criminal defamation case against Chaudhary.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |url=https://thewire.in/law/mahua-moitra-criminal-defamation-sudhir-chaudhary |title=Mahua Moitra Files Criminal Defamation Case Against Sudhir Chaudhary |website=The Wire|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref><br />
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=== Coverage of 2020 Delhi election results ===<br />
The [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]] were held on 8 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/delhi-election-exit-polls-2020-results-live-news/liveblog/74028057.cms |title=Delhi Election 2020 : Polling held peacefully, counting of votes on February 11 |website=[[The Economic Times]] |language=en|access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref> The exit poll results predicted the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] to retain their government in [[National capital territory of Delhi]]. The Zee News telecast of the exit poll results featured Sudhir Chaudhary who indulged in polemic commentary against the voters of the election.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://theprint.in/plugged-in/primetime/evm-tampering-in-delhi-across-channels-zees-sudhir-chaudhury-angry-at-voters/362327/ |title=EVM tampering in Delhi across channels & Zee's Sudhir Chaudhury angry at voters |last=Jha |first=Fiza |date=10 February 2020 |website=[[ThePrint]] |language=en-US|access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref> He stated that the people of Delhi had chosen [[Pakistan]] over [[Hindustan]] and that the rule of [[Mughals]] will now return. He further alleged the people of Delhi are lazy and only concerned about "freebies" and that issues like [[Ram Janmabhoomi|Ram Mandir]], [[2019 Balakot airstrike|Balakot airstrike]] and [[Article 370 of the Constitution of India|Revocation of Article 370]] do not matter to them which is why they have rejected the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.jansatta.com/national/exit-poll-2020-delhi-election-zee-news-tv-anchor-sudhir-chaudhary-after-exit-poll-out-people-not-worried-about-country/1312191/ |title=वीडियो: एग्जिट पोल में AAP की जीत पर एंकर ने कहा- दिल्ली को देश टूटने की चिंता नहीं |date=9 February 2020 |website=[[Jansatta]] |language=hi|access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref> The telecast resulted in backlash and mockery of Zee News and Sudhir Chaudhary on social media.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/how-does-this-qualify-as-journalism-twitter-mocks-zee-news-and-sudhir-chaudhary-for-blaming-delhi-voters-after-exit-polls |title='How does this qualify as journalism?': Twitter mocks Zee News and Sudhir Chaudhary for blaming Delhi voters after exit polls |date=9 February 2020 |website=[[Free Press Journal]] |language=en|access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref><br />
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===Ban in Nepal===<br />
On 9 July 2020, Nepal's satellite and cable television operators banned Zee News and some other Indian privately owned news channels, citing "propaganda and defamatory report against Nepal government".<ref>{{cite news |title=Cable operators ban Indian news channels in response to 'insulting' video about prime minister |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2020/07/09/cable-operators-ban-indian-news-channels-in-response-to-insulting-video-about-prime-minister |access-date=13 July 2020 |publisher=The Kathmandu Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nepal bans private Indian channels for airing 'false propaganda' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/nepal-bans-private-indian-channels-airing-false-propaganda-200710094837428.html |access-date=13 July 2020 |publisher=Al Jazeera}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Sudarshan News]]<br />
*[[ZEE5]]<br />
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