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Times Now Navbharat faces harassment and intimidation following ‘Operation Sheesh Mahal’ expose
Mumbai: Times Now Navbharat has been subjected to brazen harassment and intimidation tactics ever since the newsbreak of ‘Operation Sheesh Mahal’, which uncovered the disproportionate expenditure incurred in refurbishing the official residence of Delhi CM. In spite of the rough treatment at the hands of AAP functionaries and Private Security personnel in Delhi in the last few days, while covering the story, the channel has been working relentlessly, interviewing ministers and political authorities and uncovering more details to show the true picture to the public.
In a bizarre turn of events, on 5 May, 2023, while invited to cover an AAP political program hosted by Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwat Mann in Ludhiana, Times Now Navbharat’s reporter Bhawana Kishore, along with cameraman Mrityunjay and Driver, who had gone from Delhi to cover the event, were taken unawares and arrested by the Ludhiana police on charges of “rash driving and insulting Dalits”.
In what appears to be an orchestrated series of events on May 05, the team was first forcibly denied access on ground to cover the Mohalla Clinic event presided by Kejriwal. While returning from the location at around 4 pm, they were stopped by a group of women in an e-rickshaw which rammed into the car in which Bhawana and the team were traveling. They then forcefully stopped the team, got into a brawl and called the local police. They allegedly claimed that the team abused them with SC/ST remarks. It is incomprehensible as to how people from Delhi in a car would be able to guess the caste of strangers on a street in Ludhiana.
Amongst multiple rules violated by Punjab Police, Bhawana Kishore, a woman reporter, was illegally detained without the presence of lady police personnel in the car. The male Police who accompanied Kishore was not wearing a name badge, which is a mandatory requirement on duty. While family members are to be immediately informed of a person’s detention, this rule was also flouted and Kishore’s family was informed only at 10:41 p.m. No lady can be arrested post-sunset. However, not only was Bhawana arrested at 8:55 p.m., she was also kept at the police station through the night until this afternoon. They were also denied any legal or telephone access.
Kishore has been forced to sign some documents in Gurmukhi, clearly against her will and without the knowledge of the language.
We believe this is a case of harassment and a signal of intimidation to Times Now Navbharat to stop pursuing an uncomfortable story about the Supreme Leader of the party in power in the State. This is not just blatant misuse of the State Machinery for vendetta but also misuse and disrespect of the SC/ ST Act which is being invoked wrongly and without any basis to intimidate. Times Network is seeking legal recourse and cooperating with the investigating authorities.
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WITT Summit 2026 concludes in New Delhi
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MUMBAI: The WITT Summit just wrapped up with enough big ideas to fill a policy playbook because when India’s leaders, thinkers and icons gather under one roof, even the conversations hit sixes. The eighth edition of TV9 Network’s flagship What India Thinks Today (WITT) Summit 2026 concluded on Saturday after two days of dynamic discussions at its New Delhi venue. India’s largest multi-domain public policy and culture summit brought together political leaders, policymakers, sports icons, artists and technology innovators to examine the forces shaping contemporary India and its global standing.
Prime minister Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address on the theme “India and the World” for the third consecutive year. In a wide-ranging speech, he addressed the ongoing conflict in West Asia, calling for restraint and compassion while highlighting India’s continued development trajectory despite global turmoil.
The summit featured candid conversations with state leaders. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy articulated a people-first governance model and contrasted it with other development approaches. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav declared that Left-wing extremism had been effectively eliminated in his state and highlighted preparations for the upcoming Kumbh Mela. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann defended his government’s record, citing the closure of 19 toll plazas and creation of the Sadak Suraksha Force. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar expressed confidence in Congress prospects in Assam and addressed recent allegations against him.
On geopolitics and national security, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia outlined India’s ambition to become a builder of trusted digital infrastructure for the world, citing the rapid 5G rollout and village-level 4G connectivity.
Cricket received significant attention. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly praised player freedom and trust as hallmarks of great leadership and named MS Dhoni as the greatest captain due to his World Cup successes. India women’s team bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi credited the BCCI and Women’s Premier League for building a pipeline of world-class talent behind the team’s recent ODI World Cup triumph.
The summit also hosted the inaugural AI² Awards 2026, celebrating the convergence of human creativity and machine intelligence in storytelling and content creation. Poet and kathavachak Kumar Vishwas delivered a nuanced take on India’s concept of Dharma and criticised the recent arrest of an 80-year-old Shankaracharya. Veteran lyricist Sameer Anjaan and storyteller Neelesh Misra reflected on changing music trends and artistic responsibility in the wake of a recent controversy involving Nora Fatehi.
In a country where conversations often run as deep as the Ganges, the WITT Summit proved once again that when leaders, thinkers and storytellers come together, the real winner is public discourse lively, layered and refreshingly unafraid to tackle the big questions shaping India’s tomorrow.
