Several famous artists and technicians have participated in these protests. ...
11:09 PM, Mar 19, 2013
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to Congress MP Naveen Jindal and the Centre on Zee Group's plea for transfer of alleged extortion case investigation against it from Delhi Police to another agency. ...
06:29 PM, Feb 12, 2013
A Delhi court on Monday will hear Zee News editor Sudhir Chaudhary's criminal defamation complaint against Congress MP Naveen Jindal and 16 officials of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. ...
07:03 AM, Jan 07, 2013
New Delhi: Zee Group editor Sudhir Chaudhary has filed a criminal defamation case against Congress MP Naveenn Jindal and 16 other employees of his company. The court has fixed January 3, 2013 as the date for the consideration of the complaint. Chaudhury and Zee Business Editor Samir Ahluwalia were arrested on November 27 on a complaint by Jindal's firm that they had demanded Rs 100 crore as an advertising deal...
03:50 PM, Dec 21, 2012
In a major development, the Supreme Court has asked the Attorney General to respond to a petition challenging the controversial Section 66A in the Information Technology Act. ...
11:46 PM, Nov 29, 2012
New Delhi: The arrest of two editors of Zee News Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia has ignited the debate over whether there is a need for regulation of the media. Talking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, editors called for regulation of the media. Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju says Zee's licence should be suspended if charges are found true. "If there are 40 out of 48 representatives of the...
07:40 AM, Nov 29, 2012
A Delhi court on Wednesday sent the two arrested Zee News editors, Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia, to two-day police custody in the alleged Jindal extortion case. ...
11:43 PM, Nov 28, 2012
A Delhi court on Wednesday sent the two arrested Zee News editors, Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia, to two-day police custody in the alleged Jindal extortion case. ...
10:42 PM, Nov 28, 2012
A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed the bail plea of 2 senior journalists of Zee News channel and remanded them to a two-day police custody. ...
10:27 PM, Nov 28, 2012
The arrests on charges of extortion came following the registration of a case about 45 days ago on a complaint filed by Jindal's company with the Crime Branch of Delhi Police. ...
08:21 PM, Nov 28, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday sent the two arrested Zee News editors, Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia, to two-day police custody in the alleged Jindal extortion case. The police had sought the custody of Sudhir Chaudhary, the head of Zee News, and Samir Ahluwalia, head of Zee Business, to unravel the truth behind the Jindal extortion case. Both the editors were arrested on Tuesday night on the complaint...
07:14 PM, Nov 28, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Wednesday asked Zee Network promoter Subhash Chandra to join the investigation into the extortion claims made by the Jindal Group. Meanwhile, Zee News has demanded the immediate release of its two senior journalists arrested in an extortion case filed by Congress MP Naveen Jindal, alleging that the police action was "illegal" and "designed for something else". Denying allegations of attempt to extort...
06:07 PM, Nov 28, 2012
New Delhi: Media group Zee News Ltd came out strongly in defence of its arrested editors Sudhir Chaudhry and Sameer Ahluwalia, calling the arrest 'illegal'. Zee News CEO Alok Agarwal alleged that Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal tried to bribe the channel's executives. "The fact is that Naveen Jindal tried to bribe first the executives and then the Zee Channel not to publish the story," Agarwal said. Agarwal also...
11:45 AM, Nov 28, 2012
New Delhi: Media group Zee TV has condemned the arrest of its editors Sudhir Chaudhry and Sameer Ahluwalia saying the arrests have been made to sensationalise the issue and are a cover up for the coal scam. In a statement, the Zee Group said, "The channel strongly condemns the arbitrary and illegal action of Delhi police in arresting its two editors and for initiating a malicious, illegal and motivated prosecution....
08:06 AM, Nov 28, 2012
New Delhi: Zee News on Saturday sent a defamation notice of Rs 150 crore to Naveen Jindal accusing his press conference on a sting operation conducted by his company, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, on the TV channel, as an attempt to divert attention from demand for independent probe in the coal blocks allocations controversy. Naveen Jindal had filed an extortion case against Zee News, accusing the channel of demanding...
01:13 PM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: The demand for an independent inquiry on the media has grown after Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal released a video accusing Zee TV of extortion. Jindal did a reverse sting operation on Zee TV, showing the media giant demanding advertising commitments in exchange of burying negative coverage on Jindal's company. Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju said, "Let an independent statutory body monitor the media,...
07:42 AM, Oct 26, 2012
Speaking to CNN-IBN, Broadcast Editor's Association member Dibang said that they have found the channel guilty of going beyond the journalistic ethics in the case. The senior journalist said that all those who appeared in the tape should be summoned and the guilty should be held responsible. ...
11:52 PM, Oct 25, 2012
There was high drama at Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal's press conference on Thursday afternoon where he claimed he had proof against the editors of Zee News allegedly extorting money from his team. Jindal screened the video of what was shown to be a sting operation his company did on Zee News. It purportedly shows Zee Business Editor Sameer Ahluwalia demanding money from Jindal's company. ...
11:37 PM, Oct 25, 2012
There was high drama at Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal's press conference on Thursday afternoon where he claimed he had proof against the editors of Zee News allegedly extorting money from his team. Jindal screened the video of what was shown to be a sting operation his company did on Zee News. It purportedly shows Zee Business Editor Sameer Ahluwalia demanding money from Jindal's company. Jindal said Zee News...
06:09 PM, Oct 25, 2012
New Delhi: Congress MP Naveen Jindal has filed a criminal case against Zee TV for a sting operation about his company's alleged involvement in the scam-tainted coal block allocations. Jindal alleged that he was asked for cash to stop the negative story on him. In a dramatic press conference on Thursday, Jindal also released tapes showing the conversation between Zee Business Editor Sameer Ahluwalia and his team members. "Media in...
03:52 PM, Oct 25, 2012
