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CNN’s Christiane Amanpour presents this powerful documentary examining the plight of Aids orphans in Kenya
Airtimes: Indian Standard Times
Wed, Jul 19 at 1830hrs
Sat, Jul 22 at 1130am and 1930hrs
Sun, Jul 23 at 1130am
CNN’s chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour travels to the slums and villages of Kenya, where more than one million children have been orphaned by AIDS. She discovers the lost generation of AIDS in Kenya – those who are infected at birth or very early on in life – and are left to fight the AIDS pandemic on their own.
“For some children, their parents’ disease is their only inheritance” Amanpour explains. “This enemy, AIDS, is a tragedy which bears down on families. It’s a truly shocking story.”
In a country where HIV/AIDS was declared a national disaster in 1999, WHERE HAVE ALL THE PARENTS GONE? goes right to the heart of this human tragedy as Amanpour spends time with the orphans left behind. One orphan she meets is Alima, a 17-year-old girl left to take care of her seven younger siblings. Alima must give up her dream of going to school to keep her family together, as she says that is the most important thing. Amanpour also introduces us to 11-year-old Mukhtar and his family, as his father is dying of AIDS and his mother, unbeknownst to Mukhtar, is also infected.
But not all hope is lost for Kenya’s orphans. There are individuals such as Khadija Rama, who runs a relief centre, supported by UNICEF, where she clothes and feeds over 600 orphans in the neighbourhood, whilst trying to find them foster families.
Amanpour also finds room for optimism when she travels to Nairobi’s largest slum, Kibera, and to the Starra Rescue School, where 70% of the children are AIDS orphans. This neighbourhood school is a place where local children can receive meals and the treatment they so desperately need.
Africa is the hardest hit of all AIDS suffering continents. Its legacy – 12 million orphans and counting…
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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.
