IndiaOwnership & classification
Founded: 1988
Ownership
NDTV (New Delhi Television Ltd) was built by founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy, who launched its news production from the late 1980s and ran it as a listed broadcaster. In 2022 the Adani Group, through its subsidiary AMG Media Networks/RRPR Holding and a converted 2009 loan held via VCPL, acquired a controlling stake; the Roys then sold most of their remaining holding, giving Adani roughly 65% control. Billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate is now the controlling owner.
Funding
NDTV is financed by television advertising, distribution/carriage revenue and digital advertising, and is backed by the resources of the Adani Group conglomerate.
Affiliation & stance
NDTV was long regarded as one of India's more independent broadcasters, but its 2022 takeover by the Adani Group, a conglomerate with close ties to the Modi government, means it is now controlled by a government-aligned oligarch. For that reason it is classified as DEPENDENT, and observers documented an editorial shift after the acquisition. This oligarch control is the basis for the DEPENDENT label, matching the site's guess (though its prior centre-left reputation predates Adani).
Editorial lean
- Our estimate
- Lean Left
- Measured from coverage
- Centerbased on 648
78/100
Factual
75/100
Objective
875
Articles
875
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Traffic snarls on NEET day: Congress and BJP indulge in war of words
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Ketan murder case: Siya and Chetan used code words in chats, say Pune cops
Pune police investigating the murder of 25-year-old businessman Ketan Agarwal have discovered that his accused killers, Siya Goyal and her boyfriend Chetan Chaudhary, allegedly used 'code words' in their communications. Police seized a second mobile phone from Siya, believing it may contain crucial information about the coded messages. Initially, Siya claimed the death was accidental, but she and Chetan later admitted to the murder, which involved pushing Ketan off a cliff at Lohagad Fort. Investigating Officer Manoj Pawar noted that the code words' meanings remain unclear. The prosecution requested more time to interrogate the suspects using data from the phones, but the court denied the request and ordered both suspects into judicial custody until July 16. Police plan to analyze the new evidence as part of the ongoing investigation.
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In Chittoor district, police seized 32 tonnes of Public Distribution System (PDS) rice valued at ₹6.3 lakh and arrested five individuals suspected of illegally trafficking the subsidized grain. The operation took place on July 3, 2026, during a vehicle inspection on the Tirupati-Piler highway, where law enforcement intercepted an SUV, a lorry, and a luggage van containing 630 plastic bags of rice. The suspects, identified as Meruva Balaji, Nandipatla Srinivasulu, M. Satish, S.K. Mohammad, and Dasaradha Ramaiah, were alleged to have sourced the rice from beneficiaries in Srikalahasti and Nagari before attempting to sell it at higher prices in Karnataka. Authorities registered a case under the Essential Commodities Act and transferred the seized stock to Civil Supplies authorities for further action.
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