News Broadcasting
Ranjana Singh Rathore exits News Nation after three-year stint
NOIDA: TV news anchor Ranjana Singh Rathore has stepped down from Hindi news channel News Nation, bringing to a close a nearly three-year stint with the broadcaster. Rathore served as anchor and senior producer during her time at the channel.
According to news reports, Rathore said she is preparing to join a new venture, details of which will be announced shortly. While she declined to elaborate, the development has sparked speculation within the television news ecosystem about her next professional move.
Originally from Udaipur, Rajasthan, Rathore brings close to eight years of experience in broadcast journalism. Prior to News Nation, she worked with India Today and India News, building a profile across anchoring and editorial roles.
Beyond television, Rathore is also a two-time TEDx speaker, adding to her public-facing credentials within the media and ideas space.
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.
