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Government, industry discuss broadcast regulator
MUMBAI: Following up on a suggestion made on Wednesday by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), industry and government officials today discussed the setting up of an independent broadcast regulator.
The mandate of the independent broadcast regulator on issues like technology and pricing and its role in the administration of the conditional access system was reportedly discussed at the meeting.
According to sources who were present, SET India CEO Kunal Dasgupta, speaking on behalf of pay broadcasters, came out strongly against the regulator overseeing pricing of pay channels. Dasgupta reiterated the consistent stand taken by pay broadcasters on the issue that pricing should be left to market forces to determine.
The meeting, held in Mumbai and chaired by I&B secretary Pawan Chopra, was also attended by, among others, additional vice chairman Zee Telefilms and head of Siti Cable Jawahar Goel, Hinduja Group cable arm INCableNet’s Ashok Mansukhani, the Delhi-based Roop Sharma (representing independent cable operators) and the Consumer Guidance Society of India’s Anand Patwardhan.
The meeting was called by Ficci in association with law firm Amarchand Mangaldas. Today’s meeting comes a day ahead of the first meeting of the government-constituted CAS implementation panel, which will also be held here.
Ficci general secretary Amit Mitra had said in a statement on Wednesday that India could consider three regulatory models – the one that Australia has, another that the US has adopted, and the third one that prevails in Hong Kong, Thailand and New Zealand.
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India Today Group sweeps top honours at Ramnath Goenka Awards
Journalists recognised for fearless investigative and civic reporting.
MUMBAI: India Today Group just turned the Ramnath Goenka Awards into its own trophy cabinet because when your reporters dig this deep, even the judges have to award a clean sweep. India Today Group journalists have secured multiple top honours at the latest edition of the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, reinforcing the network’s legacy as the gold standard of Indian journalism. The awards were conferred by vice president C. P. Radhakrishnan at a ceremony held on 27 March 2026.
Sreya Chatterjee won in the ‘Investigative Reporting – Broadcast’ category for her powerful India Today TV report ‘Operation Illegals: The Alarming Rise in Bangladeshi Infiltration Across India’s Fragile Eastern Frontier’. The investigation stood out for its depth, on-ground rigour and national relevance.
In the ‘Civic Journalism – Print/Digital’ category, Sreya Chatterjee along with Arvind Ojha were honoured for their indiatoday.in report on unregulated water extraction and the ‘Tanker Mafia’ in Delhi’s Bawana Industrial Area. The story exposed critical systemic gaps and environmental challenges affecting daily life.
Additionally, aajtak.in was recognised in the ‘Investigative Reporting – Print/Digital’ category for its hard-hitting exposé ‘The Surrogate Mother Market’, which highlighted the human, legal and ethical dimensions of the surrogacy ecosystem.
India Today Group emerged as the only network honoured in Investigative Journalism across both Print/Digital and Broadcast categories. The wins reflect the strength of its multi-platform newsroom and its unwavering commitment to credible, high-impact reporting that informs public discourse and drives accountability.
In an era when speed often trumps substance, these awards remind us that the most powerful stories are still the ones dug out with courage, told with clarity, and delivered with conscience, one fearless byline at a time.
