December 22, 2020
UK operator of Republic Bharat fined £20,000 for ‘Poochta Hai Bharat’ episode
By Abdullah Zahid. Republic Bharat, the Hindi news channel arm of Republic TV, was fined £20,000 (approximately Rs 19.73 lakh) by the United Kingdom’s communications regulator Office of Communications on Tuesday for serious broadcast breaches. The Republic Bharat channel broadcasts rolling news and current affairs to the Hindi speaking community in the UK like dozens of Indian and Pakistani news and entertainment channels. The fine has been imposed after the British media regulator found an episode of a show — Poochta Hai Bharat — hosted by controversial anchor Arnab Goswami containing hate speech against the people of Pakistan. Republic Bharat


