TV Today Network takes Newslaundry to court, seeks Rs 2 crore in damages

TV Today Network, which owns the news channels India Today and Aaj Tak, has filed a defamation suit against Newslaundry, its management and senior editorial staff and sought damages of Rs 2,00,00,100 from them for “commercially disparaging” its commercial products and for “defaming” it, its news anchors, management and employees.

Newslaundry has uploaded various videos on its website and the social media platforms wherein it “has infringed” on TV Today Network’s copyrights, “made untrue, unfair, disparaging as well as maliciously defamatory remarks” about the news, reporting and news anchors of the news channels operated by it as well as management of the media group, alleges the suit.