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Marital Status: Married
Wife: Preeti Choudhry
Hometown: Delhi

Ankit Tyagi

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)• Journalist
• News Anchor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 177 cm
in meters- 1.77 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 10”
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Career
FieldJournalism
Associated WithNDTV India

Note: He joined NDTV India in October 2022.
Famous Shows• The Burning Question on India Today
• Primetime show on Times Now
• Log Tantra on Times Now Navbharat
DesignationResident editor at NDTV India
Awards • In 2013, Ankit Tyagi won exchange4media News Broadcasting Award (ENBA) as Young Professional of the year.
• In 2013, Ankit Tyagi won the ENBA Award for the best spot news reporting of the Uttarakhand flood 2013.
• In 2020, he won the ENBA award for Best Current Affairs Programme for the Chattisgarh elections in 2018.
Ankit Tyagi's ENBA award
Personal Life
NationalityIndian
HometownDelhi, India
Food HabitNon-vegetarian [1]Twitter - Ankit Tyagi
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date15 March 2021
Rahul Kanwal (right), Preeti Choudhry (centre), and Ankit Tyagi (centre); picture from Ankit Tyagi and Preeti's wedding
Family
Wife/SpousePreeti Choudhry (Executive Editor at India Today)
Ankit Tyagi and his wife, Preeti Choudhry

Ankit Tyagi and his wife, Preeti Choudhry

Ankit Tyagi and his wife, Preeti Choudhry

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ankit Tyagi

  • Ankit Tyagi is an Indian journalist and news anchor. He has worked at many news channels including India Today, Times Now, and NDTV India.
  • Soon after completing his formal education, Ankit Tyagi started working as a news anchor at the Indian news channel India Today. Later, he was elevated to the position of Deputy editor.
  • On the news channel India Today, Ankit hosted the weekday news debate show “The Burning Question.” He worked in the news channel till 2021.

    Ankit Tyagi and defence expert PK Sehgal in a still from the weekday news debate show The Burning Question

    Ankit Tyagi and defence expert PK Sehgal in a still from the weekday news debate show The Burning Question

  • Ankit Tyagi is known for his coverage of political and electoral news on the India Today news channel.

    Ankit Tyagi in a still while covering the Bihar's election 2020; picture from India Today news channel

    Ankit Tyagi in a still while covering the Bihar’s election 2020 – snip from India Today news channel

  • Subsequently, in July 2021, Ankit Tyagi joined the Indian news channel Times Now as its senior editor and served in the position till October 2022. On the news channel Times Now, he anchored a Primetime show on both Times Now and its Hindi news channel ‘Times Now Navbharat.’

    Ankit Tyagi while hosting the prime time show on Times Now Navbharat

    Ankit Tyagi while hosting the prime time show on Times Now Navbharat

  • On the Hindi news channel Times Now Navbharat, Ankit Tyagi was given the charge to lead the reporting team and head the input desk. He also hosted the show ‘Log Tantra’ on the news channel Times Now Navbharat.
  • In October 2022, he joined the news channel NDTV as its resident editor.
  • Ankit Tyagi is known for his reporting on the 2022 Morbi bridge collapse.

    Ankit Tyagi while reporting the 2022 Morbi bridge collapse incident

    Ankit Tyagi while reporting the 2022 Morbi bridge collapse incident

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