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UPN to strut its stuff with 2nd season of dramality show
NEW YORK: Cable network UPN’s reality show America’s Next Top Model is going from strength to strength. The hit dramality series featuring world-renowned supermodel Tyra Banks, returns for a second cycle of 10 episodes.
As was the case with the first cycle women will fiercely compete for their chance at a grand prize package that includes a modeling contract. The show kicks off on 13 January 2004. An official release informs that the first cycle was UPNs highest-rated programme last season among all adult women.
The show was created by Banks, who serves as executive producer along with Ken Mok. It aims at exposing the transformation of everyday young women into potentially fierce top models. They live together in a New York loft and vie for the grand prize. Cameras catch each moment as participants face weekly tests that determine who makes the cut. With mentoring by Banks and exposure to high-profile fashion industry gurus, the finalists compete in a highly accelerated modeling boot camp — a crash course to top model fame.
The 12 participants will struggle to demonstrate both inner and outer beauty. They do their level best to master complicated cat walks, intense physical fitness, fashion photo shoots and perfect publicity skills. The group will also take an overseas trip to a destination that is one of the modeling industry’s most competitive cities in the world.
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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.
