News Broadcasting
BBC World presents Jeremy Bowen on ‘The Front Line’
Saturday 27th August @ 1740 IST
Repeats Sunday 28th August @ 0040, 1240, 2240 IST
They bring the horrors of distant conflicts into people’s front rooms and interpret history as it’s being made, but the risks of being a war reporter have never been greater. In the last four years 62 journalists have died in combat zones.
BBC World presents Jeremy Bowen on the Front Line – a gripping programme that uncovers the realities behind war reporting.
Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s celebrated former World Affairs Correspondent, explores the lives and motivations of those whose work revolves around death and destruction. Drawing on his experiences in wars around the world, he gives a frank, unsparing insight into the psychology of the war correspondent.
How do they operate in the most dangerous working conditions imaginable? What are the stories the public don’t see? And what are the psychological costs of constantly bearing witness to man’s inhumanity? In Jeremy Bowen On The Front Line he talks to some of most famous war reporters of our time, while revisiting the conflicts that have defined our age.
Further information:
Deeptie Sethi
Gayathri Sharma
Tel: 91 11 2341 2672/73 Extn. 102
Fax: 91 11 2341 1109
Email: deeptie.sethi@bbc.co.uk / gayathri.sharma@bbc.co.uk
News Broadcasting
Parikshit Luthra exits CNBC-TV18 after 20-year run
Former bureau chief to take brief pause before next role
NEW DELHI: Senior journalist Parikshit Luthra has signed off from CNBC-TV18, marking 28 February 2026 as his final day and closing nearly two decades with Network18 Media & Investments Limited, including eight years at the business news channel.
During his tenure, Luthra interviewed prominent business leaders and Union ministers, reporting on economic policy, corporate strategy, the automobile sector and financial markets. His coverage spanned key inflection points in India’s economic narrative.
He also led new programming formats such as Newscentre, Global Eye and Global Lens, shows that examined politics and foreign policy through an economic prism, reflecting the channel’s push towards globally linked business reporting.
In a LinkedIn post, Luthra said his final weeks were spent covering the Union Budget, the India AI Summit, India’s trade agreements with the US and EU, and the group’s flagship Rising Bharat Summit 2026. He added that he continued anchoring until his last day and briefly met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his closing assignments.
Luthra joined CNBC-TV18 in June 2018 as assistant editor, later rising to senior editor and chief of bureau, a position he held for over two years. Before that, he worked with Republic TV and CNN-News18.
He said he plans to take a short break before embarking on his next professional chapter.
