Republic Kannada

Republic Kannada (stylized as R. ಕನ್ನಡ) is a free-to-air Indian Kannada-language news channel, launched on 22 September 2023, by Republic Media Network, co-founded by Arnab Goswami and Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Chandrashekhar funded the channel through his company Jupiter Capital Private Limited. Republic Kannada was previously named Dighvijaya News and was owned by Vijay Sankeshwar's VRL Media. Republic TV officially bought the channel and rebranded to Republic Kannada.