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BBC, Fox to co-produce terrorism drama
LONDON: The BBC and Fox Television Studios in the US are joining forces to make a drama about a fictional terrorist attack on London.
The three part series The Grid will be told from the point of view of the US and UK anti-terrorist agencies and the terrorists themselves. The show is said to be loosely based on the BBC drama series Spooks.
The show is being produced by Fox and British company Carnival films, and will be shown on the BBC and TNT in the US. Carnival produced the highly-acclaimed 1989 drug-trafficking mini-series Traffik, which became the inspiration for Steven Soderburgh’s Oscar-winning 2001 film.
One of the show’s executive producers, Gareth Neame said, “There are quite a lot of similarities to Traffik. The Grid is an international project that looks in detail at a terrorist cell operating on a global level and how it carries out major terrorist acts and atrocities.”
A BBC spokeswoman said that the series would look at international terrorism in a way that Spooks – which deals with one story each episode – would not able to do. “Spooks is obviously UK based and this is looking at things on a much more global scale,” she said. She also said the series would be based on a fictional terrorist group.
One UK scriptwriter will join a team of US scriptwriters who are working on the show. The series will not be on screen until late next year at the earliest. The show’s total budget is expected to be about ?10m, and it will be based in the US, the UK and Africa.
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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.
