India TV bringing Al Jazeera to India

Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news network, which shot to limelight with Al Qaeda tapes and the coverage of Afghanistan and Iraq wars, on Thursday signed an exclusive news bulletin sharing agreement with India TV, the Hindi news and current affairs channel.

The agreement, signed by Al Jazeera managing director Wadah Khanfar and India TV chairman Rajat Sharma, would provide each other with news bulletins for telecast.

It also includes exchange of real-time news updates from the respective regions.

The telecast of the Al Jazeera bulletins, dubbed in Hindi, would begin from Friday at 2300 hrs every day.

Al Jazeera managing director Wadah Khanfar (L) with India TV chairman Rajat Sharma after signing a bulletin sharing agreement in New Delhi on Thursday. Photo: Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty

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