24May2013 Newswire:

Media

Indian news channels request North Korea to postpone war till they find a Korean expert

Indian news channels request North Korea to postpone war till they find a Korean expert

Apr. 1 |

Indian news channels have sent a request to North Korean premier Kim Jong Un to hold off any possible war with South Korea till they find a person who can pass off as a North Korean expert on their 9 PM debates.

NDTV to begin construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya: sources

NDTV to begin construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya: sources

Feb. 13 |

Frustrated by the inactivity of BJP on the Ram Mandir issue despite the fact that it was strongly hinted by the its ‘sources’, NDTV themselves will begin the construction of the Mandir at Ayodhya, our sources have indicated, apparently to inspire BJP to take up the matter.

Imaginative journalism mistaken as investigative journalism

Imaginative journalism mistaken as investigative journalism

Jan. 22 |

In a millionth such incident since the start of this month, a reader of a weekly magazine genuinely trusted a piece of reportage to be a work of investigative journalism, while in reality it was a work of imaginative journalism.

Times Group launches Arnab Goswami de-addiction centers

Times Group launches Arnab Goswami de-addiction centers

Jan. 10 |

Realizing the fact that millions of TV viewers have got addicted to watching Arnab Goswami fight Pakistan, Maoists, and all other kinds of enemies of India, Times Group has sensed a business opportunity and decided to open de-addiction centers across the country.

Times Now to have its own Bigg Boss, to replace Newshour debates

Times Now to have its own Bigg Boss, to replace Newshour debates

Oct. 7 |

Times Now will hire guests who will spend three months in the TV studio and keep on debating one issue after another, which will be telecast on the news channel every evening and will replace The Newshour –channel’s flagship show.

Man saved from news channel debates as visiting mother-in-law watches TV serials

Man saved from news channel debates as visiting mother-in-law watches TV serials

Sep. 17 |

Praveen, a news addict who’d compulsively watch almost every news channel and follow every debate on current affairs, was spared of this daily torture thanks to his visiting mother-in-law, who took the custody to TV remote and watched all the prime-time soap operas.

Court grants divorce to couple fighting like TV news panelists

Court grants divorce to couple fighting like TV news panelists

Aug. 17 |

After seven long years of legal battle, a couple from Delhi has been granted divorce after they declared in a court that they had started fighting like panelists on any television news channel. The court ruled that the situation was indeed grave and the mental health of the couple was at risk if divorce was not granted.

Two lines of news spotted on front page of Times Of India

Two lines of news spotted on front page of Times Of India

Jul. 16 |

The Times of India has published two lines of news on its front page today. This has caused a nationwide confusion and uproar among people, who have been wondering what could have been so important that these two lines could not have waited till the second page.

ABP News journalists clash over custody of coffee mugs with old Star News logo

ABP News journalists clash over custody of coffee mugs with old Star News logo

Jun. 28 |

Employees of television news channel ABP News, which was earlier known as Star News, are reported to be fighting with each other over ownership of now obsolete paraphernalia that had Star News logo printed on them.

India to absorb all hours extended by Arnab Goswami in The Newshour

India to absorb all hours extended by Arnab Goswami in The Newshour

Jun. 18 |

Realizing the fact that every hour was extended by a few minutes during the Newshour program on Times Now news channel, the government has decided to go slow by a day so that people who watch Times Now or “your channel” are on the same tracks as the rest of the Indian citizens.