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News18 India

Country	India
Network	TV18
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Programming
Language	Hindi
Picture format	16:9 (576i, SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Network18 Group
Sister channels	Network18 Group channels
History
Launched	18 December 2005; 20 years ago (2005-12-18)
Former names	IBN7
Links
Website	hindi.news18.com
Availability
Streaming media
News18 Live	India Live

News18 India is an Indian Hindi-language television channel owned by the Network18 Group. It was launched in 2005 as Channel 7 by Jagran Prakashan and acquired in 2006 by Network18 Group and rebranded IBN7. In 2016 it took its current name. In 2013, News18 India launched, on channel 520 on the UK's Sky TV platform News18, a live version of the parent channel.^[1] In 2014, News18 launched in the U.S.Category:All articles with unsourced statementsCategory:Articles with unsourced statements from March 2025^{[citation needed]}

The channel has been criticized as being a part of pro-Modi government "Godi media" news outlets.^[2]

Popular shows

• Aar Paar (lit. 'Across') - Hindi news show which aired daily with Amish Devgan as anchor.^[3]

• Ham to Puchhenge (lit. 'We Will Ask')

• Desh Nahin Jhukne Denge (lit. 'Will Not Let the Nation Down') with Aman Chopra^[4]
• Bhaiya Ji Kahin (lit. 'Brother Says') with Prateek Trivedi
• Sau Baat Ki Ek Baat (lit. 'One Talk for a Hundred Talks') with Kishore Ajwani
• Aadhi Haqeeqat Aadha Fasana (lit. 'Half Truth Half Fiction') with Kishore Ajwani

Journalists

• Amish Devgan, Managing Editor
• Kishore Ajwani
• Aman Chopra
• Rubika Liyaqat, Consulting Editor
• Prateek Trivedi

See also

• Network18 Group
• CNN-News18

References

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