Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2018
Cobrapost political-content investigation
Cobrapost released recordings purporting to show employees of media organizations, including the Jagran Group, discussing paid promotion of Hindutva and Bharatiya Janata Party-related content. CEO Sanjay Gupta denied that the employee shown had authority to bind the group.
2017
Premature publication of Uttar Pradesh exit poll
Dainik Jagran published an exit poll before election results were declared, contrary to Election Commission rules. A police case was ordered, offices and homes were searched, and online editor Shekhar Tripathi was arrested and later granted bail. The group said the item had been placed by its advertising department for compensation.
2010
Paid-news allegations
The Press Council of India flagged Dainik Jagran among newspapers associated with paid-news concerns.
1990
Press Council censure after Babri Masjid demolition coverage
The Press Council of India censured Dainik Jagran over what it considered inflammatory reporting following the demolition of the Babri Masjid. Contemporary criticism also focused on disputed casualty reporting and the newspaper's advocacy of a Ram Mandir at the site.