Zee News is an Indian news channel launched in 1999 and is the flagship property of Zee Media Corporation Ltd, company and a subsidiary of Essel Group.
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Channels operating
It currently operates the following news and regional entertainment channels:
- Zee News (English and Hindi)
- Zee Business (English and Hindi)
- Zee Hindustan (Hindi)
- Zee Rajasthan ( Hindi)
- Zee Punjab Haryana Himachal (Punjabi and Hindi)
- Zee 24 Taas ( Marathi)
- 24 Ghanta ( Bengali)
- Zee Bihar Jharkhand (Hindi)
- Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh (Hindi)
- Zee Kalinga (Odia)
- Zee Marudhara (Hindi)
- Zee 24 Gantalu (Telugu)
- Zee Gantalu Kasmiri
- Zee Prime English Channel
- WION (World Is One News)
- Zee Live
- Zee European (London based channel)
- Zee Malayalam
Maps Zee News
Controversies
Jindal Group incident
The channel was tried for allegedly extorting Rs 100 crore from the Jindal Group and two senior journalists have been arrested so far. Naveen Jindal accused Zee News of trying to extort Rs 100 crore from him for not airing stories against his company in Coal Scam. Zee News refuted the charges and made counter charges of Jindal offering them Rs 25 crore to halt their investigations against Jindal Steel in the coal scam.
Allegations of fabrications
Zee News reported that some of the students from Democratic Students' Union (DSU) raised slogans such as "Bharat Ki Barbadi" ("Destruction of India") and " Pakistan Zindabad" ("long live Pakistan") In a letter Vishwa Deepak, who later resigned from the channel after expressing reservations over its 'biased coverage' alleged that "Our biases made us hear Bhartiya Court Zindabad as Pakistan Zindabad." ("long live Indian courts" as "long live Pakistan."). After Delhi police report it was claimed that footage was genuine. Sudhir Chaudhary, Zee News Editor, said "Our channel only showed what was happening there, whatever we have shown is 100 per cent authentic.
See also
- Essel Group
- Zee Entertainment Enterprises
References
External links
- Official website
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