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A confluence of influential voices: India Today Telangana Roundtable 2023
Mumbai: The India Today Telangana Roundtable 2023 scheduled for 8 November, will host a distinguished array of luminaries drawn from the political landscape as notable voices from across parties join comprehensive discussions on various subjects of national and regional significance.
Organised by the India Today Group, a media conglomerate renowned for its trustworthiness, credibility, and excellence in journalism, this prestigious event promises to serve as a platform for an in-depth examination of the current political scenario in Telangana and the critical issues facing the state in the lead-up to the upcoming elections.
The event is expected to bring together notable figures from the political landscape, including Indian National Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president and minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Industry & Commerce, ITE&C in the Telangana Government – K.T. Rama Rao, Telangana Congress – campaign committee chairman – Madhu Goud Yaskhi, BJP Telangana MLA and chairman of the Election Management Committee Etela Rajender, BRS MLA Guvvala Balaraju.
Other distinguished guests scheduled to be in attendance include AICC in charge for Telangana – Manikrao Thakare, Telangana BJP – Election in-charge and MP and former Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, BRS Member of the Legislative Council – K. Kavitha, Congress – MP in the Rajya Sabha – Syed Naseer Hussain, Telangana BJP – state president and Union Minister for Culture, Tourism & Development of Northeastern Region in the Government of India – G Kishan Reddy.
The lineup further includes Asaduddin Owaisi, the president of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and MP; K. R. Suresh Reddy, a MP in the Rajya Sabha representing BRS; Revanth Reddy, a MP and the State president of Telangana Congress; Mohammad Azharuddin, working president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee; Y. S. Sharmila, founder and president of YSR Telangana Party; Dasoju Sravan, War Room In-charge, BRS; Rohan Gupta, War Room In-charge, Congress; Zafar Islam, War Room In-Charge, BJP and G Naveen Babu (Nani), a well-known actor, among other notable figures.
The India Today Group, with its extensive reach of over 500 million viewers, readers, listeners, and subscribers, is at the forefront of responsible and impactful journalism, and this event is expected to contribute significantly to the discussions surrounding the state’s political future and critical issues that will decide the election outcome.
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News TV viewership jumps 33 per cent as West Asia war draws audiences
BARC Week 8 data shows news share rising to 8 per cent despite T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI:Â Even as individual television news channel ratings remain under a temporary pause, the genre itself is seeing a clear surge in audience attention.
According to the latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, television news recorded a 33 per cent jump in genre share in Week 8 of 2026, covering February 28 to March 6.
The news genre accounted for 8 per cent of total television viewership during the week, up from 6 per cent the previous week. The spike in attention coincided with escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which have kept global headlines firmly fixed on West Asia.
The rise is notable because it came at a time when cricket was dominating television screens. The high-stakes stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including the Super 8 fixtures and semi-finals, were being broadcast during the same period.
Despite the cricket frenzy, viewers appeared to be toggling between sport and global affairs, boosting the overall share of news programming.
The surge in genre share comes even as the government has enforced a one-month pause on publishing ratings for individual news channels. The move followed regulatory scrutiny of the television ratings ecosystem.
While channel-level rankings remain temporarily out of sight, the genre-level data suggests that when global tensions escalate, audiences continue to turn to television news for real-time updates.
