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Budget centrestage on BBC World this week
MUMBAI: BBC World has chalked up a programme schedule to offer extensive coverage of the Union Budget, to be presented tomorrow, with in-depth analysis from both Indian and global perspectives.
Along with reports on the channel’s hourly news bulletins, Karan Thapar will conduct an exclusive interview with finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram on Thursday. Yashwant Sinha, who was finance minister from 1998 until earlier this year under the Bharatiya Janata Party government, will also appear on a special edition of HARDtalk India on Friday to offer the opposition’s point of view on the Budget.
BBC World’s regular programmes including India Business Report, Asia Business Report and Asia Today too will assess the implications of the measures for the coming year that are being presented to members of parliament in the Lok Sabha, says a press release.
India Business Report on 11 July will have a complete post-Budget analysis programme, with a panel discussion featuring guests including Confederation of Indian Industries president Sunil Munjal, Shell Indian chairman Vikram Mehta, economic journalist Prem Shankar Jha, and Fortune magazine’s John Elliott. According to the release, the daily programmes Asia Today and Asia Business Report will also offer a wider assessment of the Budget’s implications from pan-Asian and global perspectives, including a series of specially commissioned features that will appear on Asia Today in Budget week.
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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.
