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Dutt apologised over the issue saying it was 'an error of judgement' on her part, but said that she had not indulged in any wrongdoing. On 30 November 2010, Dutt defended herself before a jury of her peers in a televised program on NDTV. Dutt's conversations with Radia were reported and Dutt became the face of the tapes scandal. The Central Bureau of Investigation announced that they had 5,851 recordings of phone conversations by Radia, some of which outline Radia's attempts to broker deals in relation to the 2G spectrum sale. In November 2010, the magazines OPEN and Outlook published transcripts of some telephone conversations between Nira Radia with some senior journalists, politicians, and corporates. 2010 Radia tapes controversyР”Р‡urther information: Radia tapes controversy Dutt disputed this version of events by Sibals, claimed she was sacked for speaking out in internal emails against the treatment of other staffers, and vowed to sue the channel owners in court.

#Barkha dhar tv

In July 2019, reports emerged that she was sacked by the Tiranga TV owners Kapil Sibal and his wife Promila Sibal on 'disciplinary grounds'. Controversy Tiranga TV controversyР”В«arkha served as an anchor and consulting editor at Tiranga TV during 26 January - 13 July 2019. Р”Вuring the COVID-19 Migration Crisis, her extensive on-road coverage brought out and documented the difficulties faced by migrant workers all over North India. Barkha used to write columns for many national and international newspapers, such as The Washington Post. Р”Вutt who was group editor of NDTV moved to the role of consulting editor in February 2015 and after 21 years, she left in January 2017.

Britta Ohm wrote in 2011 that Dutt is criticised for 'secular shrillness', betraying the cause of Kashmiri Pandits, over-the-top nationalism in the reporting of Kargil conflict, and for soft-pedalling Hindutva. For 2008 Mumbai attacks, she was blamed for sensationalising the events, putting lives at risk and causing deaths by identifying on live television where the hotel guests might be located. She has received negative reception for some of her work. While covering the events of 2002 Gujarat violence, Dutt identified attackers and victims of a riot as 'Hindus' and 'Muslims' on television, flouting the guidelines of the Press Council of India. She has since covered conflicts in Kashmir, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq. Her reporting of the Kargil conflict in 1999, including an interview with Captain Vikram Batra, brought her to prominence in India. She also obtained a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, New York assisted by an Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation scholarship. She started her journalism career with NDTV and later rose to head the English news wing of the organisation. She received a Master's in Mass Communications from Jamia Millia Islamia Mass Communication Research Center, New Delhi. Stephen's College, Delhi with a degree in English literature. Her father died of coronavirus in April 2021. Barkha has expressed her opinion against Triple Talaq and Muslim patriarchy. She supports the concept of a Uniform Civil Code. She describes herself as agnostic who rejects religion. Her younger sister, Bahar Dutt, is also a television journalist working for CNN IBN. Dutt credits her journalistic skills to her mother, a pioneer among women journalists in India. Dutt, an Air India official, and Prabha Dutt, who was a well-known journalist with the Hindustan Times.