There are serious isuues to be debated when it comes to our electronic media. When we were young our parents always encouraged us to watch the news. I don’t think it is a very good idea now. We should clearly specify which news channel we would like them to watch. Crime reporter should be somebody who has some knowledge of law and is trained to be investigative journalist. This is not the norm anymore. On Star news the anchor of ‘Sansani’ looks more dangerous than the criminals. Same is true about the Zee News Crime reporter. Channels like India TV incorporate sex is into every story possible. What is this?
I would like to mention some anchors and reporters who are doing an excellent job. I am really proud that these Indian journalists are as good as the best in the world. To name a few-
Barkha Dutt-NDTV ( excellent war time covering during the Kargill war). All the programmes that she anchors are worth watching;you don’t mind watching the repeat telecast because she is anchoring it. My mother once said- any mother would be proud to have a daughter like her.
Rajdeep Sardesai- CNN-IBN- very very objective. He raises the bar for news anchoring. He was fearless while covering the Gujarat riots. I like his election coverage also.
Pankaj Pachori- NDTV India- one Hindi channel not involved in yellow journalism. One of those few anchors who have made Hindi news reporting interesting.
Kamal Khan- this reporter of NDTV India is a pleasure to hear and watch. Excellent control over Hindi and Urdu. I don’t know if he writes himself, but the content of his reports is amazing. Never mind the topic, he makes everything so interesting.
from Vishesh :)
from Reema :)
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September 2, 2007 at 12:54 pm
For the last 6 years, I haven’t watched TV. Everyone in the hostel wants to watch different channels. I keep out.
September 2, 2007 at 12:55 pm
Good boy
your parents would be very proud of you. Although everything is not bad about TV.
September 2, 2007 at 8:53 pm
I had an experience to watch Barkha in the special independence day program. Is she this annoying every time or did she woke up on the wrong side of the bed that morning. Because she was trying to put her words in the mouth of her guests.
Maybe its the style ie common there because I think an anchor person should also listen to the point of view that he/she disagrees with.
September 3, 2007 at 11:38 am
//the anchor of ‘Sansani’ looks more dangerous than the criminals//
Ha ha ha!!!
Of course, no list would be complete for me without mentioning Karan Thapar.
July 26, 2009 at 10:22 am
Ido admire thier capability as anchor which u have mentioned…but u cant exclude Vinod dua..i think he in his own class,really different and good commend on HINDI langauge.
September 3, 2007 at 4:06 pm
I am surprised Ammar normally Barkha Dutt is a good listener. unfortunately I couldn’t watch that particular programme. That progarame had Dr Shahid Masood who is a person of strong opinions and other than him, there were other important guests too in the programme, I guessed that it would have been an interesting programme to watch.
Mahendrap Karan Thapar is rude at times and that is why he is out of my list. He doesn’t let the guest finish his answer.
September 4, 2007 at 8:51 am
r u in love with ndtv and cnnibn ? they reak of political bias !
ndtv news quality is good only if u read between the lines
1. they are flawless newsreaders…and debaters and yes kamals shairi is good but thats it
2. very bad journalists as they think no end of themselves and are experts in all topics
ammar i second u abt barkha she is no different from rajdeep
3 on ndtv the journos best i like is nidhi kulpatti as she is most balanced and also some of the reporters on profit like Nikunj Dalmia etc are good
i prefer foreign news channels mostly France24 as i find their reporting very poignant and interesting
September 4, 2007 at 12:05 pm
You are absolutely right Prax. I am in love with NDTV and CNN-IBN. I like NDTV profit as well and Nikunj Dalmia is good. I confess liking Kamal because of the language.
Among the foriegn channels I watch CNN and BBC. I find CNN biased. I don’t understand much French so can’t comment on that. I am addicted to BBC. Old habbits die hard. Most Hindi channels are useless. It hurts because I am a Hindi speaking person but it is all about yellow journalism.
September 4, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Rajdeep Sardesai is more concerned with noisemaking stories and not newsmaking stories. Often he stirs issues in irrelevant areas just to cause more harm than good. Is he a news reporter or a news analyst? Its hard to do both, the former is really a objective job, the later isnt.
September 4, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Oh aunty, it’s not the good boy thing. I don’t watch because I can’t watch at my leisure.
September 4, 2007 at 6:32 pm
prerna
in india every channel is biased some to the party in power and some to regional parties – research V Karat and Mrs Basu to get ndtv s true affiliation.
infact most jnu educated people including historians and media folks are biased towards a lal salam
f24 is a french govt autonomous channel like the bbc
they have both french and english broadcasts on the net – go google
france24 unlike bbc(biased towards britain and pakistan) or cnn or most others is relatively biased only towards the french – so the world news they telecast is rather clear of bias as french are no more major players
Rajdeep the cathedral n foreign educated son of a cricketer and a times journalist is nothing compared to his wife , the daughter of an ex dd honcho – she is one of the worst
ever media persons
October 9, 2007 at 9:53 am
Hello People.
Can anyone Give me the URL or Image of Anchor of NDTV india News Channel.
THank u.
My Email Id is emvul@hotmail.com
January 17, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Kamaal Khan is really a treat to ears. his words are not only interesting ,but compells me to relearn my own national language…Hindi . I dunno ..but someone shud put his bio on wikipedia ….ne takers?
January 18, 2008 at 2:09 am
Welcome Karan and Vivek.
January 28, 2008 at 7:54 pm
I like NDTV profit…and yaa Nikunj dalmia is damn Good!!! Its his presentation style!!! One can easily infer…he enjoys his job so much…!!!
January 31, 2008 at 8:55 pm
I really appreciate the NDTV India for its job. The reporters and anchors are so good they are really pleasure to hear. I specially like Raveesh Kumar, Kamaal Khan, Afsha Anjum they are really great. Anchors like vinod dua is legend. Pankaj pachauri is also great his data statistics are amazing… guud job keep it up
February 26, 2008 at 9:16 pm
to say, hots off to NDTV for choosing very good anchors… i love they occupy us n keep us updated bout everything… that too Nikunj Dalmia is just amazing… N i won’t forget to mention Kamaal Khan, Raveesh n others too…
February 27, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Thank Aarthi,Raaj Mishra,Archana.
April 3, 2008 at 11:50 pm
kamaal khan is the best hindi tv reporter.
April 12, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Rajdeep Sardesai is hardly objective! He is one of the most opinionated guy and just cant get it when the other person wants to give his viewpoint. He is a victim of his own thoughts.
Barkha Dutt.. there is some debate whether Barkha did justice to the war time coverage.. some of that was faked.. and not the first hand account anyways.. worse some say it was manipulated as well!
To me, NDTV is a leftist mouthpiece and they do not deserve to be rated anywhere in the top guys.
In my book, Rini Simon (khanna); Ramu Damodaran; Neethi Ravindaran, Salma S (??) – for Hindi.. still remain the tops always.
May 9, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Well friends ! I am new to this forum.. Anyways,
since the topic of discussion is about NDTV Profit,
i would be pleased to give my own comments on this topic.. well guys ! for me, NDTV profit anchors
r far more better than those of CNBC.. Have u guys
watched the morning show by the name of BUY OR SELL on NDTV Profit ? Did u saw that preety
newsreader – ANISHA NAYAR DHAWAN ?
She is definitely the best of all English newsreaders on t.v… In addition to being cute, her english is also perfect… the thing is that she resembles me cent percent in looks… miracle yeh !!
but thats the reality guys ! she had worked for dd news , HT and Sahara one before joining NDTV
Profit in mid-2007…. Take my word u all out there-
ANISHA NAYAR DHAWAN is simply the BEST…….
June 13, 2008 at 2:19 am
Please join the newly formed community on Kamal khan in orkut. The Community has his picture owned by Abhishek Kumar.
June 13, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Good news anchors are a rarity now….most of them speak in over dramatic voices..just now I saw star plus covering the Aarushi murder case and when he was saying “India’s number one murder mystery” it was sounding like he was selling some product. Also most of them use Hinglish in reporting like “theoriya” (theories) !!!!! I wonder have they really done course in journalism or not? One weather reporter on NDTV was speaking errr errr err after every sentence!!
June 14, 2008 at 4:36 am
Yes ! I totally agree with you Reema …
Its true that Good news anchors are a rarity now …
However , there are some good news readers who are fluent in their english and its alwayz a pleasure to hear news bulletins from them …..
Anisha Nayar Dhawan of NDTV Profit , Mark Lynn
of DD News , Avantika Singh of Headlines Today &
Nidhi Razdhan of NDTV 24×7 are some of the best
newsanchors who have revolutionalized the Indian News Media …. Kudos to all of them ……..
June 14, 2008 at 11:54 pm
My Favourite ACHOR NDTV
Afsha Anjum
Vinod Dua
Aaj TAK
Nidhi,Navjot
June 14, 2008 at 11:56 pm
My Favourite ACHOR
Afsha Anjum Is Very Very Good Achor
June 24, 2008 at 10:08 am
Good news anchors are
Afsha Anjum
Vinod Dua
Kamaal Khan
June 24, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Welcome Diwakar, I am not sure about Vinod Dua, he seems to be biased at times. The other two are nice.
June 24, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Thanks Deep.
June 27, 2008 at 10:43 am
Anisha Nayar Dhawan is the best of all ………
July 2, 2008 at 11:20 am
If you think anyone on NDTV is objective, you guys are just plain dumb. Rajdeep Sardesai, Barkha Dutt, Karan Thapar and the gang are puppets for the channels that pay them to ask questions with loaded terminologies, so deceiving and derogatory, that I wonder why people even interview with them.
And you Indians are slaves of the western world. If Indian journalism is so biased today, it’s because the masses don’t have a voice. If they did, people like Karan Thapar would be forced to talk without clenching teeth for every damn thing. Shame on Indian media.
July 9, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Good news anchors are
Afsha Anjum
Vinod Dua
Kamaal Khan
Sikta Deo
July 9, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Good news anchors are
Afsha Anjum
Vinod Dua
Kamaal Khan
Sikta Deo
July 10, 2008 at 7:02 am
I want to say to Kamal khan that today you reported a news about Mulayam Singh and congress friendship and exampled Mutaa ,and you said it was a practice of Shiyaz, but infact it was a Islamic Practice, which was rejected later, and you did make the joke of Islam.
July 10, 2008 at 9:06 am
Good news anchors are
Kamaal Khan
Afsha Anjum
July 13, 2008 at 10:29 pm
my favrt. news anchors r :
evrybudy on ndtv but specially Nidhi Razdan who’s just damn good, simply superb. Im a die hard fan of her n NDTV
Others like Natasha Jog , Priyanka Pruthi ,Sikta Deo, Nagma Seher, Nidhi Kulpati n offcors all time favrt. Barkha Dutt.
Kamal Khan’s shayeri.
TIMES NOW: Arnab sir, Maharooq , Niharika Chugh n Tamanna
and NewsX’s Sumaira Abidi . 1 thing that i seriously dont like abut hindi news channels is that they sensationalise the issue vry badly except Ndtv INDIA.
June 16, 2009 at 7:27 pm
my favourite anchor niharika chugh of times now.
hearing the news from her just raises the bar of news channel.
she is very good. too good.
June 16, 2009 at 7:34 pm
niharika chugh of times now is excellent.
July 14, 2008 at 11:12 pm
my favrt. news anchors r :
Sikita Dev
Afsha Anjum
Nidhi Ashish
July 22, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Sikita Dev &
Afsha Anjum Is very very good Anchor
July 24, 2008 at 11:39 am
who are some of the newer anchors? and how do they rate?
August 2, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Sikita Deo &
Afsha Anjum Is very very good Anchor
August 4, 2008 at 6:09 pm
hi everyone, i was wondering where priyanka pruthi is these days? i miss watching her on ndtv 24/7. She gives morning news a new defintion and a very international look
August 4, 2008 at 6:16 pm
oh sorry. just realised we have to list our favourite news anchors. I would say
Priyanka Pruthi NDTV 24/7
Priyanka Pruthi NDTV 24/7
Priyanka Pruthi NDTV 24/7
August 7, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Sikita Deo
Afsha Anjum Very very good anchor
August 8, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Sikita Deo &
Afsha Anjum Is aVery very good anchor
August 8, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Sikta Deo
Afsha Anjum is a Very very good anchor
August 11, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Afsha Anjum Is very very good Anchor
September 17, 2008 at 9:01 pm
When it comes to objectivity in media very few journalists abide by this fundamental requisite.
I think, every news channel, like newspapers, are affiliated to political parties, their news analysis has hidden agendas which is unperceivable by a common man.
However, amidst this yellow journalism age in Indian media, very few have been able to retain the true journalistic flavour.
Rajdeep- okay but sometimes he does blow things out of proportions.
Barkha-any adjective won’t be able to match her grandeur in journalism.
Nidhi Razdhan- jr Barkha
but guys there exists quite a handful of quality journalists beyond private television channels too. Have u ever cared to watch DD, Lok Sabha?
September 18, 2008 at 7:28 am
I am glad you mentioned DD, Priyanka. There are some very good anchors there. Have you ever watched the proagramme anchored by Mrinal Pande? I guess it is called ‘Baton baton main’. She is really good and you will especially like her if you like Hindi.
October 3, 2008 at 11:45 am
BARKHA DUTT IS MY FAVOURATE NEWS ANCHOR
October 3, 2008 at 11:53 am
ritul josi and deepak chaurasia ismyfavourate
October 12, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Afsha Anjum is a Very very good anchor
October 18, 2008 at 11:08 am
barkha dutt is very good at socializing… she hardly ever strikes me as a journalist.
im not really fond of any of the reporters on indian television and there alice in wonderland / everything’s fine chit chat.
the only dude i like to watch is karan thapar. i can put every indian reporter in one single bottle but karan deserves his own bottle. karan thapar is the only cure for our hard minded politicians.
October 20, 2008 at 10:57 pm
Afsha anjum,Sikta,Ragini kumar Good Anchor
October 21, 2008 at 2:46 pm
@ Joe Kickass, Karan Thapar tends to be rude many times. The other problem with him is that he doesn’t let the person speak. An interviewer needs to be a good listener.
November 11, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Afshaji ki gugly,nikhil naj ji ki khel india anchoring
bahut achha lagta hai
November 11, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Welcome Sanat. I like Afshah Anjum too.
November 17, 2008 at 11:33 am
RAHUL KAWAL IS MY FAVOURATE NEWS ANCHOR CUM JURNALIST . HE IS FLOWLESS WHEN HE CAME TO TV SCREEN ..MOREOVER HE IS LOOKING LIKES ME ..AND M SURE ONE DAY I WILL JOIN HIS PLATE FORM …..
November 18, 2008 at 11:39 pm
I like the all Ndtv india team all anchors and reporters.and i most like a reporter kamal khan and anchor vinod dua and Nidhi kulpati.. i also try to becomwe like them,,
November 22, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Rajdeep Sardesai- CNN-IBN
Claps !!!
November 22, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Welcome pr3na- I like Afshah Anjum too
November 26, 2008 at 4:18 pm
I like presentation skills of NDTV Anchors, but only if they were unbiased and were more objective.
November 30, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Niharika Chugh is very beautiful and sexy.
December 7, 2008 at 12:13 am
barkha dutt is doing an amazing job. Anchors like sreenivasan jain and nidhi are equally good.
December 7, 2008 at 4:10 am
Barkha was good initially but now she is going overboard ..
December 18, 2008 at 4:42 am
someone asked where priyanka pruthi was- i found out that she in new york. I have found her video clips on NDTV but do you know how i can turn them into still images so i can post them online
December 21, 2008 at 11:03 pm
No doubt, Sikta Deo is very good. I like her a lot. Why am I attracted to her and what is the depth my attraction, I don’t know but I like her a lot. May God give her every success in her life. Sikta Deo is the best News reader in the universe.
December 25, 2008 at 3:20 pm
I LIKE TO LISTEN KAMAAL KHAN AND HIS WAY OF REPORTING, THE TRUTH HE SPEAKS THE PAINS HE FEELS AND A LOT MORE.
December 29, 2008 at 8:37 am
i like niharika chugh the most. she is smart, intelligent and good at work.
January 19, 2009 at 10:53 am
Good news anchors are
Afsha Anjum
Vinod Dua
Kamaal Khan
Sikta Deo
Ragini Kumar
January 19, 2009 at 10:54 am
Afsha Anjum
Vinod Dua
Kamaal Khan
Sikta Deo
Ragini Kumar
February 27, 2009 at 2:28 am
NDTV is the Robert Frost in context to the Indian NEWS channel. When others are busy catering sex and masala as NEWS they really have taken the road less travelled by Indian NEWS channels. Usage of ornamental language especially by Kamaal Khan and presenting NEWS simple and straight makes them numero uno in India.
March 24, 2009 at 3:10 am
What about Arnab, Mark Lynn?
April 16, 2009 at 11:13 am
I think, rather assures you that Niharika Chugh is undoubtely the best news reader in Times Now. Her fluency & command on english language makes her really perfectly matched candidate for delivering news. really hats off to Niharika Chugh for delivering zero error news and be perfect on all the occassions. On personal front she is very beautiful and lovable person. I wish all the very best for her future and sincerely hope to meet her once.
Take care Niharika
April 25, 2009 at 9:17 pm
i agree with you, niharika chugh is one of the most beautiful and smart anchors in indian news media but at times i feel that she is merely reading from what is given to her in news format rather than infusing some emotion and novelty into news delivering something which is the hallmark of news anchors in cnn ibn like smitha nair,palki sharma or sagarika ghosh
May 1, 2009 at 2:38 pm
You may be right. The anchors you are mentioning here do involve in debated topics on their respective news channel and i haven’t seen Niharika in such debated topics. I hope, she would come out in flying colors if Times Tv do give her that opportunity. Yet she is the best and most beautiful.
May 1, 2009 at 1:24 am
hi guys,
does any one know complete name of NAVJOT, aaj tak new reader-anchor,
mail me @ navikalpa@yahoo.com
kalpesh
May 7, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Prerne I am late here, but I like all your favorite anchors too.
I agree about all these sansani type of anchors – I hated them during their coverage of Aarushi case. Barkha Dutt is definitely more sensible and acts educated
You are right, most Hindi anchors are sadly not good…
May 9, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Niharika chugh is hot. She got a gorgeous face.
Yummy
May 9, 2009 at 7:05 pm
mr. siwan i feel while commenting on any news anchor over here you should have maintained some decency and refrained from using words like ‘yummy’. its good to appreciate someone’s beauty or talent but one should adhere to norms of decency while doing so.
May 10, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Hey all.
Have you not seen Divya vaidyanathon on NDTV?? Try and see her. I find her to be the best tv anchors presently on TV.
Regs
Aashish..
May 25, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Afsha Anjum and sikta Deo nagam seher is hot. She got a gorgeous face.
Yummy
June 16, 2009 at 11:24 am
well.. but you forgot to mention karan thapar, Arnab goswami, Sagarika ghosh………..they are also reallly awesome………i am sure you will enjoy watching them. Specially Karan thapar for his unique style of interviewing.
June 16, 2009 at 7:37 pm
niharika is very preety
July 20, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Hallo friends.
I just wonder if you could help me. I´m looking for
the name and if possible also for the e-mail address of one of the lady-news-speakers of Times Now.She wears black shoulder-long hair, very elegant glasses on her beautiful face, her English is very clear, and she almost always looks straight into the camera. Usually she is wearing a blouse with very fine vertical stripes an a sleeveless jacket. I surely would appreciate your help.
Thanks.
July 25, 2009 at 7:47 pm
she is rukmini vishwanath
July 26, 2009 at 2:55 pm
kamal khan is the soul of N D Tv. news
July 28, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Hi,
It seems all of you are wasting your time in selecting your favourite anchors. The only international class anchor I see in India is Rukmani Vishwanath, that most graceful, charming and beautiful lady, who knows a thing or two about news anchoring. She seems to the only one currently who is putting feeling behind her anchoring if you know what I mean. She emotes extremely well, is excellent in her diction, and command over English langauge, never shys away from the camera, has a commanding presence, andher questions are always pertinent and well researched. I think no one can hold a candle to her from among the current anchors in Indian TV
August 21, 2009 at 1:29 am
hi
i am wondering what you think about ARNAB GOSWAMI, TIMES NOW..
September 11, 2009 at 3:24 pm
He is a complete fraud, and a hypocrite, a joke as an anchor , sanctimonious humbug, a third rate journalist, and a terrible noisy bore… I wish India could do without such idiots who truly believe they are great, but anything but.!!!!
August 22, 2009 at 8:34 pm
@Asisee, Arnab Goswami is good, the only issue is that as a journalist he should not be airing his opinion. His job is to report the truth, analysis should be done by the panelists.
August 30, 2009 at 12:36 pm
i realy like akanksha joshi of starnews,she is very innocent and sweet and the way she delievers the news is outstanding
September 3, 2009 at 2:31 am
i like anchor ndtv hindi
who looks very normal clothing sweet smyle on her face mostly in lifestyle n movie news….she is…?
September 28, 2009 at 1:39 pm
ndtv the anchor of the channel are so good giving every news the morning news with richa vinod dua kabardar,jayakaindiaka. with ritika the great indian bazar with barkha dutt popular show the bucks stops here i and my family never miss. the top mostprogram in ndtv ilike specialreport with umashankar. the reporter of ndtv i like most is kamaalkhan . the moment of the daymakes the mind fresh.
September 28, 2009 at 1:47 pm
top most anchor i like are 1 barkhadutt sagarikaghose pranoy roy,rajdeepsardesai,vinoddua,rituljoshi,soniasingh,sikta,richa,ritika,afsaanjum,umashankar,debang.
October 8, 2009 at 12:36 pm
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October 13, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Niharica is one of the best anchors of Times
now. I wish to chat with her
October 15, 2009 at 3:08 pm
is mark lynn married?
October 27, 2009 at 10:23 am
NDTV is my favorite news chenanal. and my favorite anchor is Anisha NayarDhawan .
Thanks to all the news group to colletc the breking news . i love that. Thank you Sir..