Rajdeep sardesai joins india today group as consulting editor

The News Minute | September 11, 2014 | 10.37 am ISTSenior journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of CNN-IBN Rajdeep Sardesai has joined the India Today Group as Consulting Editor.India Today

tweeted on Thursday morning that Sardesai has joined the group. However, sources also said that Sardesai may become a board member of the group very soon.Eminent journalist & anchor

Rajdeep Sardesai @SardesaiRajdeep has joined the @IndiaToday Group as Consulting Editor. http://t.co/4bZ8QN3dn0— India Today (@IndiaToday) September 11, 2014The News Minute had earlier

reported that both India Today and News X had made offers to the senior journalist, but that Sardesai was more inclined toward the India Today group.India Today Group Chairman and

Editor-in-Chief Arun Poorie said: "Great to have him with us. I know he will hit the ball out of the park for Team India Today." In a report published on the India Today website,

the group said: "In his new innings, Rajdeep will be doing a marquee show on Headlines Today and contribute to the revamp of the channel."Read: The Big question in the media: Where

is Rajdeep Sardesai going?