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UP Tak Hosts ‘Viksit UP Baithak’ with Key Voices of UP
MUMBAI: When conversations move from drawing rooms to the ground, change tends to follow. UP Tak, the digital-first news platform of the India Today Group, is hosting the Viksit UP Baithak today in Jhansi, putting the spotlight firmly on the aspirations, anxieties and ambitions shaping Uttar Pradesh’s next growth chapter.
Designed as a forum for frank and future-facing dialogue, the baithak brings policymakers, administrators and grassroots voices to the same table to debate what a more prosperous and self-assured Uttar Pradesh should look like. From jobs and industry to health, education and sport, the discussions aim to move beyond slogans and into lived realities.
The line-up features a mix of senior officials and sector experts, including Awanish Kumar Awasthi, former IAS officer and Advisor to the chief minister; Sanjay Kumar Khatri, IAS, CEO of the Bundelkhand Industrial Development Authority; and state ministers Hargovind Kushwaha and Manoharlal Panth (Mannu Kori) from the Labour Service Scheme Department. Voices from academia, industry and civil society are also part of the conversation, with participants such as Mukesh Pandey, vice-chancellor, Abhinav Gaur, director, Shatam Jeeva, Rajeev Babbar, president, Laghu Udyog Bharati, and Mukesh Mishra, MD and chairman, Royal City Developer.
Adding a sporting lens to the development debate, coaches Ashok Dhyanchand and Subodh Khandekar, along with player Shivam Anand, are contributing perspectives on talent, infrastructure and opportunity at the grassroots level.
Explaining the intent behind the initiative, Tak Channels managing editor Milind Khandekar said the Viksit UP Baithak was conceived as a space for “honest, informed and forward-looking discussions” at a time when the state is undergoing rapid change. He noted that bringing decision-makers and experts together allows challenges to be addressed through practical solutions rooted in real experience.
All sessions, interviews and panel discussions from the baithak will be streamed on the UP Tak Youtube channel, opening up the dialogue to viewers across the state. By taking the conversation beyond the venue and into the digital public square, UP Tak aims to ensure that the debate on Uttar Pradesh’s future is not just heard, but shared.
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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.
