What Tapri News is, and is not

It is a comedy channel

Tapri News runs around the clock. The headlines are real and come from Indian news outlets. The people reading them are drawings, and they read them in Hinglish. It is entertainment: it is not a news service and it does no reporting of its own. For the facts of any story, read the outlet we credit.

The presenters are fictional

Every presenter is an illustrated character with a synthetic voice, and every line they say is written by an AI model. None of them is a real person, is based on a real person, or uses a real person’s voice. We claim no qualifications, experience or sources for them, because they do not have any. Meet them.

Where the headlines come from

We use the headline, a short summary and a link, and we name the outlet on air and on this site. We never republish an outlet’s article. Naming an outlet does not mean it is a partner or has endorsed the channel.

What the jokes are about

The presenters, their rooftop studio (the Tapri), a ceiling fan that wobbles, a generator that starts whenever the power goes, and the chai account at the corner stall, now on its second notebook. The jokes are never about the people in the news. We do not invent quotes, we do not add facts to a story, and anything serious, such as a death, a disaster, a court matter or a weather warning, is read straight.

Not advice

Nothing on Tapri News is financial, legal, medical or betting advice. The presenters get excited about numbers, never about what you should do with your money. For weather warnings, check the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Sponsors

Ads run in their own breaks, marked “Advertisement”, with their own look and music, and are read by the announcer, never by a presenter. Every ad is a fixed script approved by the advertiser; nothing in an ad is written by AI on the day. We do not accept gambling or betting advertising.

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Corrections and takedowns

If we have credited a story to the wrong outlet, got something wrong, or you would like something reviewed or removed, tell us and we will look at it promptly.

Schedule

Programme times are in station local time (Delhi time). Each programme is a shift: whoever is rostered on reads the news, the weather, the money and the sport.