Ankit Shukla appointed as group editor at Prabhat Khabar

RANCHI: Prabhat Khabar has promoted Ankit Shukla to group editor, handing him full command of both print and digital editorial operations as the Hindi newspaper doubles down on newsroom integration and digital growth.

Shukla, who was serving as managing editor, will now oversee all editions of the Ranchi-headquartered daily while driving its expansion across platforms. The move signals a push towards tighter editorial control, faster decision-making and a more aggressive digital strategy in a fiercely competitive Hindi news market.

With more than two decades in journalism, Shukla brings deep experience across regional and national newsrooms. His career spans leading organisations including Hindustan Times, The Times of India, Dainik Jagran iNext, Amar Ujala and DB Corp. During a nearly 17-year stint with the Dainik Bhaskar group, he rose from chief sub-editor to state editor, steering editorial operations across Bihar and Jharkhand.

An alumnus of Makhanlal Chaturvedi Journalism University, Shukla is known for impact-driven journalism, from editorial campaigns that led to CCTV cameras, GPS systems and women attendants in Chandigarh schools to an extensive ground report on naxalism that covered more than 5,000 km.

Now at the helm of Prabhat Khabar’s combined newsroom, Shukla is expected to sharpen the paper’s editorial edge, break silos between print and digital, and chase growth with speed and swagger. In a news business where attention is currency, the brief is clear: move fast, hit hard and own the story.