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{{Infobox television channel
| name = NDTV India
| name = NDTV India
| logo = NDTV India.png
| logo =  
| logo_size = 240px
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2003|04|14|df=y}} (SD)<br>{{Start date and age|df=yes|2025|10|9}} (HD)
| logo_alt =  
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br>(downscaled to [[576i]] for the SD feed)
| launch_date = 2003
| picture_format = [[4:3]]/[[16:9]] ([[576i]] [[SDTV]]), <br> [[16:9]] [[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])
| owner = [[NDTV]]
| owner = [[NDTV]]
| headquarters = [[New Delhi]]
| headquarters = [[New Delhi]]
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| country = [[India]]
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| area = India and international
| area = International
| network = [[NDTV]]
| sister_channels = [[NDTV 24x7]]<br>[[NDTV Profit]]
| sister_channels = [[NDTV 24x7]]<br>[[NDTV Profit]]
| website = {{URL|https://ndtv.in}}
| website = {{URL|https://ndtv.in}}
| sat_serv_1 = [[d2h]]
| sat_chan_1 = Channel 305
| sat_serv_2 = [[Tata Sky]]
| sat_chan_2 = Channel 506
| sat_serv_3 = [[Independent TV (India)|Independent TV]]
| sat_chan_3 = Channel 409
| sat_serv_4 = [[Airtel digital TV]]
| sat_chan_4 = Channel 369
| sat_serv_5 = [[Dish TV]]
| sat_chan_5 = Channel 659
| sat_serv_6 = [[Sun Direct]]
| sat_chan_6 = Channel 570
| cable_serv_1 = [[Asianet Digital]]
| cable_chan_1 = Channel 528
| cable_serv_2 = [[Virgin Media]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>
| cable_chan_2 = Channel 836
| cable_serv_3 = [[SkyCable]]/[[Destiny Cable]]<small> ([[Metro Manila]], [[Philippines]])</small>
| cable_chan_3 = Channel 127
| iptv_serv_1 = [[Singtel TV]]<br>(Singapore)
| iptv_chan_1 = Channel 679
| online_serv_1 = NDTV India Live TV
| online_serv_1 = NDTV India Live TV
| online_chan_1 = [https://ndtv.in/livetv-ndtvindia?pfrom=wiki]
| online_chan_1 = [https://ndtv.in/livetv-ndtvindia?pfrom=wiki]
| sat_serv_7 = [[DD Free Dish]]
| sat_chan_7 = Channel 256
}}
}}


'''NDTV India''' (styled as '''NDTV इंडिया''') is a [[Hindi]] news channel in [[India]] owned by [[NDTV|New Delhi Television Limited]].<ref>{{cite news|title=NDTV India |
'''NDTV India''' (styled as '''NDTV इंडिया''') is an Indian [[Hindi-language]] news channel, owned by [[NDTV]]. The channel was launched on 15 April 2003, along with its English counterpart, [[NDTV 24×7]], after the end of the partnership with Disney Star, providing the news content for its Star News channel.<ref>{{cite news|title=NDTV India |
url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/corporatepage/ndtv_india.aspx}}</ref>
url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/corporatepage/ndtv_india.aspx}}</ref>


In June 2016 NDTV decided to launch two separate channels called NDTV India and NDTV Spice in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/ndtv-india-ndtv-spice-to-launch-in-uk-2016|title=NDTV India & NDTV Spice to launch in UK|publisher=BizAsia|date=14 June 2016|access-date=17 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626112158/http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/ndtv-india-ndtv-spice-to-launch-in-uk-2016|archive-date=26 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In June 2016, NDTV decided to launch two separate channels called NDTV India and NDTV Spice in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/ndtv-india-ndtv-spice-to-launch-in-uk-2016|title=NDTV India & NDTV Spice to launch in the UK|publisher=BizAsia|date=14 June 2016|access-date=17 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626112158/http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/ndtv-india-ndtv-spice-to-launch-in-uk-2016|archive-date=26 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
NDTV was the brainchild of its [[chairman]], [[Prannoy Roy]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Prannoy Roy: Executive Co-Chairperson NDTV Group |
[[File:NDTV India Logo.svg|thumb|Old logo of NDTV India used till 2026]]
url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/corporatepage/prannoy_roy.aspx | access-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> and his wife and [[managing director]], [[Radhika Roy]].
[[NDTV]] was the brainchild of its [[chairman]], [[Prannoy Roy]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Prannoy Roy: Executive Co-Chairperson NDTV Group |
url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/corporatepage/prannoy_roy.aspx | access-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> and his wife and [[managing director]], [[Radhika Roy]]. In 1988, NDTV produced the news and current affairs show ''The World This Week'' for the national service broadcaster, [[Doordarshan]]. The show proved to be popular and NDTV established its image as a private news producer. It moved on to become the sole news content provider and producer for India’s first 24-hour news channel, [[STAR News|Star News]]. On 15 April 2003, they launched two 24-hour news channels—[[NDTV 24x7]] in [[English-language|English]] and NDTV India in [[Hindi]].


In 1988, NDTV produced the news and current affairs show ''The World This Week'' for [[Doordarshan]]. The show proved to be popular and NDTV established its image as a private news producer. It moved on to become the sole news content provider and producer for India’s first 24-hour news channel, [[STAR News|Star News]]. on 15th April, 2003, they launched two 24-hour news channels—[[NDTV 24x7]] in [[English language|English]] and NDTV India in [[Hindi]].
=== Telecast ban ===
In January 2016, the channel received notice from the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] over its coverage of the [[2016 Pathankot attack|Pathankot terrorist attacks]], for allegedly violating norms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/show-cause-notice-to-news-channel-on-pathankot-attack-coverage/articleshow/50746037.cms|title=Show cause notice to news channel on Pathankot attack coverage|publisher=[[The Economic Times]]|date=27 January 2016}}</ref> On 4 January 2016, while the Indian security forces were still under the counter operations against the terrorist attack committed on 2 January 2016 at the [[Pathankot Air Force Station]], NDTV India's telecast between 12:25 and 12:31 hours (IST) had allegedly revealed "strategically-sensitive information".<ref name="IE">{{cite news | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/1-day-ban-on-ndtv-india-proposed-for-its-pathankot-coverage/ | title=Take NDTV India off air on November 9 for Pathankot: I&B panel | work=[[Indian Express]] | date=4 November 2016 | access-date=4 November 2016 | author=Express News Service | location=New Delhi}}</ref> On 2 November 2016, the committee set up by the ministry ordered a blackout of the channel on 9 November 2016, prohibiting "transmission or re-transmission for one day on any platform throughout India".<ref name="IE"/> The order also stated that NDTV had revealed strategically-sensitive information, related to the positions of ammunition and armaments at the airbase along with locations of schools and residential areas in the vicinity, thus endangering civilian lives. The coverage was deemed in violation of the Cable TV Network Rules, 1994 that prevent live coverage of anti-terrorist operations.<ref name="IE"/><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ndtv-india-ordered-to-go-off-air-for-a-day/article9301830.ece | title=NDTV India ordered to go off air for a day | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=4 November 2016 | access-date=4 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ndtv-india-to-be-taken-off-air-for-a-day-over-pathankot-attack-coverage/story-ABLkwpoDHpmS4rdg5jSUCK.html | title=NDTV India ordered off air on Nov 9 over coverage of Pathankot attack | work=[[Hindustan Times]] | agency=3 November 2016 | access-date=4 November 2016}}</ref>


==Associated Journalists==
After the channel decided to move to the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] against the order, got a date of hearing on 5 November 2016, and seemed to receive support from the public over social media and through protests, the government surprisingly put its orders regarding blackout on hold just before the hearing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/one-day-ban-on-ndtv-india-by-government-reportedly-put-on-hold-1622438|title = NDTV India Ban Put on Hold by Government}}</ref>


* [[Ravish Kumar]]
== Censorship ==
Journalists at NDTV have said they face intimidation, aimed at stopping them from running stories critical of Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-politics-media-analysis-idUSKBN1HX1F4|title=Indian journalists say they intimidated, ostracized if they...|date=27 April 2018|work=Reuters|access-date=26 March 2019|language=en}}</ref>
 
==Associated journalists==
* Manoranjan Bharti
* Manoranjan Bharti
* Kamal Khan
* Manish Kumar
* Manish Kumar
* Nidhi Kulpati
* Nidhi Kulpati
* Sanket Upadhyay
* Akhilesh Sharma
* Akhilesh Sharma
* Anurag Dwary
* Anurag Dwary
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* Mukesh Singh Senger
* Mukesh Singh Senger
* Ravish Ranjan Shukla
* Ravish Ranjan Shukla
* Saurabh Shukla
* Puja Bharadwaj
* Puja Bharadwaj
* Parimal Kumar
* Parimal Kumar
* Aditi Rajput
* Aditi Rajputana
 
==Controversies==
In January 2016, the channel received notice from the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Information and Broadcasting ministry]] over its coverage of the [[2016 Pathankot attack|Pathankot terrorist attack]] for allegedly violating norms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/show-cause-notice-to-news-channel-on-pathankot-attack-coverage/articleshow/50746037.cms|title=Show cause notice to news channel on Pathankot attack coverage|publisher=[[The Economic Times]]|date=27 January 2016}}</ref> On 4 January 2016, while Indian security forces were still under the counter operations against the terrorist attack committed on 2 January 2016 at the [[Pathankot Air Force Station]], NDTV India's telecast between 1225 and 1231 hours (IST) had allegedly revealed "strategically-sensitive information".<ref name="IE">{{cite news | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/1-day-ban-on-ndtv-india-proposed-for-its-pathankot-coverage/ | title=Take NDTV India off air on November 9 for Pathankot: I&B panel | work=[[Indian Express]] | date=4 November 2016 | access-date=4 November 2016 | author=Express News Service | location=New Delhi}}</ref> On 2 November 2016, the committee set up by the ministry ordered a blackout of the channel on 9 November 2016, prohibiting "transmission or re-transmission for one day on any platform throughout India".<ref name="IE"/> The order also stated that NDTV had revealed strategically-sensitive information related to the positions of ammunition and armaments at the airbase along with locations of schools and residential areas in the vicinity, thus endangering civilian lives. The coverage was deemed in violation of the [[Cable TV Network Rules, 1994]] that prevent live coverage of anti-terrorist operations.<ref name="IE"/><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ndtv-india-ordered-to-go-off-air-for-a-day/article9301830.ece | title=NDTV India ordered to go off air for a day | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=4 November 2016 | access-date=4 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ndtv-india-to-be-taken-off-air-for-a-day-over-pathankot-attack-coverage/story-ABLkwpoDHpmS4rdg5jSUCK.html | title=NDTV India ordered off air on Nov 9 over coverage of Pathankot attack | work=[[Hindustan Times]] | agency=3 November 2016 | access-date=4 November 2016}}</ref>
 
After the channel decided to move to the Supreme Court of India against the order, got a date of hearing on 5 November 2016, and seemed to receive support from public over social media and through protests, the government surprisingly put its orders regarding blackout on hold just before the hearing.<ref>https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/one-day-ban-on-ndtv-india-by-government-reportedly-put-on-hold-1622438
</ref>
 
The channel, especially the show Prime Time hosted by Ravish Kumar is often criticized by [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] members for showing news critical of the incumbent Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi|Narendra Modi]]. The company has called it a witch-hunt. Ravish Kumar has said several times that he has been constantly harassed and threatened by pro-government activists.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-politics-media-analysis-idUSKBN1HX1F4|title=Indian journalists say they intimidated, ostracized if they...|date=27 April 2018|work=Reuters|access-date=26 March 2019|language=en}}</ref>
 
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 12:09, 26 April 2026


NDTV India
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaInternational
NetworkNDTV
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Programming
Language(s)Hindi
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerNDTV
Sister channelsNDTV 24x7
NDTV Profit
History
Launched14 April 2003; 23 years ago (2003-04-14) (SD)
9 October 2025; 9 months ago (2025-10-09) (HD)
Links
Websitendtv.in
Availability
Streaming media
NDTV India Live TV[1]

NDTV India (styled as NDTV इंडिया) is an Indian Hindi-language news channel, owned by NDTV. The channel was launched on 15 April 2003, along with its English counterpart, NDTV 24×7, after the end of the partnership with Disney Star, providing the news content for its Star News channel.[1]

In June 2016, NDTV decided to launch two separate channels called NDTV India and NDTV Spice in the United Kingdom.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

Old logo of NDTV India used till 2026

NDTV was the brainchild of its chairman, Prannoy Roy,[3] and his wife and managing director, Radhika Roy. In 1988, NDTV produced the news and current affairs show The World This Week for the national service broadcaster, Doordarshan. The show proved to be popular and NDTV established its image as a private news producer. It moved on to become the sole news content provider and producer for India’s first 24-hour news channel, Star News. On 15 April 2003, they launched two 24-hour news channels—NDTV 24x7 in English and NDTV India in Hindi.

Telecast ban[edit | edit source]

In January 2016, the channel received notice from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting over its coverage of the Pathankot terrorist attacks, for allegedly violating norms.[4] On 4 January 2016, while the Indian security forces were still under the counter operations against the terrorist attack committed on 2 January 2016 at the Pathankot Air Force Station, NDTV India's telecast between 12:25 and 12:31 hours (IST) had allegedly revealed "strategically-sensitive information".[5] On 2 November 2016, the committee set up by the ministry ordered a blackout of the channel on 9 November 2016, prohibiting "transmission or re-transmission for one day on any platform throughout India".[5] The order also stated that NDTV had revealed strategically-sensitive information, related to the positions of ammunition and armaments at the airbase along with locations of schools and residential areas in the vicinity, thus endangering civilian lives. The coverage was deemed in violation of the Cable TV Network Rules, 1994 that prevent live coverage of anti-terrorist operations.[5][6][7]

After the channel decided to move to the Supreme Court against the order, got a date of hearing on 5 November 2016, and seemed to receive support from the public over social media and through protests, the government surprisingly put its orders regarding blackout on hold just before the hearing.[8]

Censorship[edit | edit source]

Journalists at NDTV have said they face intimidation, aimed at stopping them from running stories critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[9]

Associated journalists[edit | edit source]

  • Manoranjan Bharti
  • Manish Kumar
  • Nidhi Kulpati
  • Akhilesh Sharma
  • Anurag Dwary
  • Nehal Kidwai
  • Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
  • Neeta Sharma
  • Kadambini Sharma
  • Naghma Sehar
  • Sharad Sharma
  • Mukesh Singh Senger
  • Ravish Ranjan Shukla
  • Puja Bharadwaj
  • Parimal Kumar
  • Aditi Rajputana

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "NDTV India".
  2. ↑ "NDTV India & NDTV Spice to launch in the UK". BizAsia. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Prannoy Roy: Executive Co-Chairperson NDTV Group". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Show cause notice to news channel on Pathankot attack coverage". The Economic Times. 27 January 2016.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Express News Service (4 November 2016). "Take NDTV India off air on November 9 for Pathankot: I&B panel". Indian Express. New Delhi. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "NDTV India ordered to go off air for a day". The Hindu. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "NDTV India ordered off air on Nov 9 over coverage of Pathankot attack". Hindustan Times. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "NDTV India Ban Put on Hold by Government".
  9. ↑ "Indian journalists say they intimidated, ostracized if they..." Reuters. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

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