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BBC Tours wins silver in Visit London Awards
MUMBAI: BBC Tours in the UK has won the silver award in the Tour London Category of the Visit London Awards.
Around 50,000 people visit BBC Tours every year to see the UK pubcaster’s television centre in Wood Lane, west London.Nine tours of the centre are held daily, Monday to Saturday, and a new CBBC tour has been introduced for children.
On the tours visitors are likely to see television studios, BBC News and get the chance to use an interactive studio. On the CBBC tour, children also see studios where CBBC presenters work and may visit the Blue Peter garden.
BBC director of marketing, communications and audiences Tim Davie said, “This is a fantastic achievement by everybody involved with BBC Tours and is all the more impressive when you consider that London has so many attractions to visit. Thanks to BBC Tours thousands of people have enjoyed an insight into what goes on behind the scenes at Television Centre.”
BBC Tours took the silver award behind the London Eye in the Tour London category. Last year the London Eye was voted the world’s leading attraction by travel agents worldwide.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
