For the past few years, Firstpost’s senior journalist Palki Sharma Upadhyay has been making headlines for her confident and hard-hitting journalism. On 30 January 2026, the dynamic took a shift as Palki Sharma stepped down from her role as managing editor after her transformative three year tenure.
Binoy Prabhakar, on the other hand has been appointed as new chief content officer of Firstpost to take the editorial on to the next level.
Why did Firstpost’s most popular journalist leave the bench?
As per internal reports, Palki has decided to step aside from Firstpost, she was widely praised and credited for making the news show Vantage popular among the global audience. Other reports speculated that the journalist is planning to launch her own media venture or digital platform, although not much details of her next move have been publicly confirmed, but stepping into the entrepreneurial field is her prime focus.
Palki is making waves with her no-nonsense, straightforward reporting that makes teenagers, who are popularly known as Gen-z know more about geopolitics. She has previously worked with WION, ITV Network, Doordashan News, and the Hindustan Times before she joined Firstpost.
Who is the new Chief Content Officer of Firstpost
At the same time when Palki stepped down, Binoy Prabhakar stepped in as Chief Content Officer of Firstpost. Binoy has been in journalism for over 25 years with senior editorial roles at Hindustan Times Digital, The Economic Times, The Indian Express, CNBCTV18.com, and Moneycontrol.
Before taking on the Chief post Binoy was Chief Content Officer at Hindustan Times Digital from 2023 to 2026.
Binoy’s long-standing career and experience are expected to take Firstpost’s editorial to new heights in fast-growing digital media.
Whats Next for Network18
The moment, which is called the leadership transition brought many changes. Firstpost’s executive editor Rakesh Rai will take expanded responsibility as managing editor of News18.com. The change came during the time of intense growth and competition in India’s digital news space. Palki’s departure marks the end of a transformative phase we might see Binoy’s appointment bring the content to new heights and wider reach.
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