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Media expert Gopal Saxena passes away
MUMBAI: Gopal Saxena, a veteran media expert, passed away on 2 September in New Delhi after a brief illness. Saxena who was a veteran in media communication and management last served as Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) director.
Saxena who had a 21-year long association with Doordarshan in various senior capacities introduced India’s first primary school television service in 1975. He had also worked in the capacity of controller of video documentary in IGNOU. Saxena’s documentary titled Voice of Sanity was part of a 26-nation UN consortium of TV programmes on disarmament.
Saxena contribution to the media industry also includes the popular book Television India: Changes and Challenges. Saxena was honoured with the Media India Western Electronics Award for 1988.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
