News Broadcasting
NHRC takes cognizance of assault on TV journalist
NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission has taken cognizance of the criminal assault on Lucknow-based TV journalist Mohsin Haider by policemen of Lucknow police.
Assistant Registrar (Law) has issued a notice to SSP Lucknow calling for report within six weeks. Sending a copy of this complaint to ADG, Human Rights, UP, NHRC has said that in case of default by SSP Lucknow, it may proceed to take such action it deems fit.
According to a complaint sent by social activist Dr Nutan Thakur regarding the ‘unwarranted’ attack, she had asked for immediate action regarding criminal intimidation and criminal assault by sub inspector Ruma Yadav and constables Sunil Yadav and Siyaram Yadav of Chowk police station towards Haider and his family members.
The three policepersons have already been suspended following the attack on Haider and harassment of his family members.
News Broadcasting
News TV viewership jumps 33 per cent as West Asia war draws audiences
BARC Week 8 data shows news share rising to 8 per cent despite T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI:Â Even as individual television news channel ratings remain under a temporary pause, the genre itself is seeing a clear surge in audience attention.
According to the latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, television news recorded a 33 per cent jump in genre share in Week 8 of 2026, covering February 28 to March 6.
The news genre accounted for 8 per cent of total television viewership during the week, up from 6 per cent the previous week. The spike in attention coincided with escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which have kept global headlines firmly fixed on West Asia.
The rise is notable because it came at a time when cricket was dominating television screens. The high-stakes stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including the Super 8 fixtures and semi-finals, were being broadcast during the same period.
Despite the cricket frenzy, viewers appeared to be toggling between sport and global affairs, boosting the overall share of news programming.
The surge in genre share comes even as the government has enforced a one-month pause on publishing ratings for individual news channels. The move followed regulatory scrutiny of the television ratings ecosystem.
While channel-level rankings remain temporarily out of sight, the genre-level data suggests that when global tensions escalate, audiences continue to turn to television news for real-time updates.
