Bloomberg TV's Indian woes seem to have no end

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Editor's note: Last week, BloombergQuint’s long-pending fight against the Indian government reached a crescendo of sorts in the Delhi High Court. The court was hearing a petition against a recent order from the information and broadcasting ministry, which had rejected BQ’s application for changing the name of a TV channel it had acquired. Justice Chawla told the lawyers for Quintillion: "Because of all the 'khichdi' you made... whether they consider the application or not and a security clearance may be required." After the hearing, Justice Chawla issued directions that name change and suspension of channels has to be appealed in TDSAT and directed the I&B Ministry to review the new channel applications before disposing of the matter. The lawyer for the I&B Ministry argued that allowing the prayer in the high court would have grave policy implications. From Because of all the 'khichdi' you made: Delhi HC to Quintillion • Outlook From the time this whole issue came to light, much has been said about BloombergQuint and its founder Raghav Bahl, one of India’s best-known media entrepreneurs. Bahl’s Network18 media conglomerate, which …