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BBC uncovers American virgins
MUMBAI: BBC World features American virgins in their upcoming episode of The World Uncovered, a current affairs strand of the channel.
The new weekly current affair series will be aired on Saturday 17 April at 5:40 p.m and Sunday 18 April at 12:40 p.m IST. The upcoming episode focuses onThe Silver Ring thing which is a faith-based movement of an US based organisation. The movement teaches American teenagers to abstain from pre-marital sex.
Based in Pennsylvania, the organisation offers young girls a Bible and a silver ring which are to be worn as constant reminders of their pledge to remain virgins until their wedding day.
With increasing numbers of young people committing themselves to abstinence or self denial as a method of preventing pregnancies and STDs, we have the camera accompanying the organisation to the rallies it stages and tours it conducts to spread awareness of the ill-effects of pre-marital sex.
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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.
