In 1988, NDTV produced the news and current affairs show The World This Week for the national service broadcaster, Doordarshan.

In January 2016, the channel received notice from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting over its coverage of the Pathankot terrorist attacks, for allegedly violating norms.

[4] On 4 January 2016, while the Indian security forces were still under the counter operations against the terrorist attack committed on 2 January 2016 at the Pathankot Air Force Station, NDTV India's telecast between 12:25 and 12:31 hours (IST) had allegedly revealed "strategically-sensitive information".

[5] The order also stated that NDTV had revealed strategically-sensitive information, related to the positions of ammunition and armaments at the airbase along with locations of schools and residential areas in the vicinity, thus endangering civilian lives.

[8] Journalists at NDTV have said they face intimidation, aimed at stopping them from running stories critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.