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Copy-right vs right: Who can stop Arnab from using ‘nation wants to know’
MUMBAI: Editor-turned-Republic TV entrepreneur Arnab Goswami now says that he has been served a legal notice by his former employer Times Group for using the phrase — ‘nation wants to know’ on his Republic TV venture. The phrase was common on Newshour on Times Now till Arnab quit on 1 November 2016.
Sources associated with Republic TV said test runs for the channel’s May launch are in progress. Goswami’s frequent interviews across various media was a run-up to the launch, they said.
In an audio clip on YouTube, Goswami claimed that he has been served with another ‘legal threat’ for using the aforestated phrase. In the clip, Goswami said that the threat of imprisonment would not deter him and that he has been using the phrase for the last 20 years throughout his journalism career. Goswami became closely associated with the phrase during his tenure at Times Now.
“ARG Outliers (Republic TV) had filed for trademark for these and similar phrases which were already filed for and extensively used for years by Times Now. We have responded with a standard caution notice. He (Arnab) is just trying to gain soundbytes from it,” Times Network said in an emailed communication to the media.
Goswami added in the clib: “I have watched the nervous antics of this media group with amusement and horror for the last few months. Today, I am replying to them in public.” To them I say: The threat of imprisonment will not deter me. Bring your money bags and your lawyers. File the criminal case against me for using the phrase ‘nation wants to know’. Do everything you can. Spend all the money you have. Arrest me. I am waiting right now, on my studio floor. The phrase ‘nation wants to know’ belongs to you, me and to all of us. To every citizen of this country.”
Arnab has alleged that his team members had been harassed and threatened with “untoward action”, and that this media group’s aim had been to stall and delay the launch of Republic.
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
