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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | India Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India[1] |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Living Media |
| Key people | Sanjay Sharma (Deputy Editor)[2] |
| Sister channels | Aaj Tak Good News Today |
| History | |
| Launched | 7 April 2003; 21 years ago (2003-04-07) |
| Former names | Headlines Today |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| India Today Live | Watch Live |
India Today (formerly Headlines Today) is a 24-hour English language television news channel based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh that carries news, current affairs and business programming in India. The channel is owned by TV Today Network Ltd, which is a part of Living Media.
The channel was launched in 2003 as a sister channel of the Hindi Aaj Tak news channel. It is one of the four news channels from the TV Today Network stable, the others being Aaj Tak, Tez and Delhi Aaj Tak.[3] Alok Verma was brought in as the Executive Producer to successfully launch TV Today group's foray into the English news channel category.[4][5] It aired and produced the animated political cartoon "So Sorry"; each episode satirizes recent events in the news featuring extremely dramatized versions of said events and hyper-caricaturized versions of political figures including Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping and Joe Biden.[6][7] In September 2015, media watchers flagged the channel for unethical use of footage[8] and sexist content.[9]
In October 2020, India Today was named in an FIR filed by Mumbai police in relation to a Fake TRP Ratings Scandal.[10] India Today was fined ₹5 lakh by Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) for manipulating viewership.[11] India Today admitted to being fined for viewership malpractice.[12] Bombay High Court directed TV Today Network to pay the fine imposed by BARC.[13][14]
Anchors include Preeti Choudhry, Shiv Aroor, Gaurav Sawant, Chaiti Narula(left in aug 2023),[15] Nabila Jamal, Akshita Nandagopal
India Today and its brother channel Aaj Tak has won numerous awards over the years at the Indian Television Academy (ITA) Awards,[16] and the Exchange4media News Broadcasting (ENBA) Awards.[17][18]
