Kamini Bhatnagar
Lead anchor
Thirty years in the kursi. The towel on the back is folded her way.
The desk, in the kursi
The ensemble
Presenters
The Tapri News ensemble are fictional AI presenter characters with original stylised portraits. They are not real journalists and no employment history, degrees, awards or credentials are claimed.
Rhea Kapadia
Money, technology and explainers
Has read the article, the footnotes and the comments. Just to be precise.
The desk, in the other chair. For now.
Bunty Chawla
Field reporter
Live from the spot. Kaunsa spot, pata nahi.
A railway platform, a toll plaza, a wedding tent. It varies.
Neel Avasthi
Morning host and states desk
Cheerful at an hour nobody should be. Never takes the sweater vest off.
Morning studio, and leaning out of a train window
Monty Arora
Sport host
Every match is the big one. His sunglasses are on his head.
The sports desk, standing up
Harpreet Gill
Sport co-host
The calmest man in the building. Paratha khaoge?
The sports desk, sitting down
Meenakshi Rao
Weather
IMD kehta hai, aur IMD ke paas satellite hai.
The weather wall, under an open umbrella
Rohan Deshmukh
Money desk
Yeh advice nahi hai. Yeh arithmetic hai.
The money desk, page forty
Mira Talwar
World desk
Let's zoom out. Wahan toh kal ho bhi gaya.
The world desk, map open
Zoya Khan
Films and culture
No spoilers, but. Interval tak ruko.
The culture desk, near the one television
Raghu Menon
Overnight desk
Raat ho gayi. Ya subah.
The night desk, with the tumbler
Ishita Das
Night desk
Kaun kaun jaag raha hai? Shabaash.
The night desk, induction cooktop hidden underneath
Pammi Khurana
Roving reporter, hills and beaches
Suno suno SUNO. Meri ek theory hai, aur woh bandaron ke baare mein hai.
A hill-station viewpoint, a beach shack, wherever the fog is
Tinku Tiwari
Roving reporter, highways
Yahan sab kuch ho raha hai. Bhains nahi. BHAINS NAHI.
A toll plaza, a highway dhaba, a bus stand
