Top 5 News channel in India

Top 5 News channel in India

In India now-a-days almost every other day a new TV channel comes into existence. With that the number of News based TV channels on air have risen tremendously. So at times it becomes difficult to decide as to which News channel to believe. Although most run the same top stories through-out the day, they try to be different from one another by focusing on different topic as their Top stories and this ability makes the difference. Therefore, from all the Hindi and the English News channels, I rated my Top 5 news channel in India. Only those channels which are dedicated to general news are taken into consideration. They are:

1. NDTV:

I like this channel because topics and discussions carried on the channel are quite relevant. They focus on items which truly deserve to be called NEWS. Ethics & code of conduct of this channel is very strict. Moreover, their news try to create awareness among the people & give a strong social message which is truly admirable. This channel also has sister channel called ‘NDTV India’ which again cater to Hindi viewers and most news contents are same except discussions & debates on weekends. The strong point of this channel is that their debates are quite good. It’s a different thing that politicians often hijack the debate shows to promote their narrow & selfish ideologies.

2. CNN IBN :

This is relatively new channel compared to NDTV and Aaj Tak, but their focus on the news is quite good. Their sister channel ‘IBN-7’ which cater to the Hindi viewers deliver the similar contents. So I have not included that channel in my top 5 list. Their content and selection of top stories stand out. The quality & presentation of news is also excellent.

3. Times Now:

This English news channels comes from the stable of Times group and therefore their news becomes more credible. It does not live up-to my expectations, considering their promoters reputation in the field of news.

4. Zee News:

This is a good Hindi news channel. Though sometimes it lacks focus, it is better than Aaj Tak. News and its presentations are ok- at least it doesn’t make news out of non-news items.

5. NEWS X:

This one is a new kid on the block. It’s an English news channel which I think has started quite decently. However it remains to be seen how it delivers in the long-run. Although a new-comer this channel doesn’t spawn thrash as news like other channels like Aaj-Tak, Tej, Live India and others do.

One of the startling facts is that channels like Aaj-Tak, Star News, India TV etc. has become junk. They don’t have any news content. They just concentrate on rubbish matters from reality shows running on various TV channels. I often fail to understand how such things can be called NEWS.