Rohit Bansal parts away from India TV

COO at Independent News Service Pvt. Ltd, which runs India TV, has stepped down. Rohit Bansal has worked with the company for five years since 2004, has been active in the broadcast policy circles and was a familiar face at industry gatherings. Bansal confirmed the development. August 31 was his last day at the channel.

India TV was founded by journalist Rajat Sharma and is regularly ranked among the top three most viewed Hindi news channels.

Its content often attracts controversy.

Bansal joined India TV in 2004 as editor, business and was named executive editor and managing editor before becoming COO in January 2008 with no editorial responsibilities.

Prior to joining India TV, Bansal was resident editor of The Financial Express. He has also worked with Zee News and helped set up Zee Business. Bansal has also worked at TV18 and The Times of India. He holds an undergraduate degree in History from St. Stephens College.