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Sujatha Raghavan elected president of Indian Women’s Press Corps
All office bearers and executive committee members were returned unopposed in the 2026-27 elections
India’s premier organisation for women journalists has a new president. Sujatha Raghavan has been elected to lead the Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC) for 2026-27, with results declared on April 11th in New Delhi.
The full slate ran unopposed. Sujata Mathur and Sushma Verma were elected vice presidents, Saroj Dhulia became general secretary, Suman Parmar was elected joint secretary, and Parul Sharma takes charge as treasurer. The nomination process, launched under a notification issued on March 16th, closed on April 2nd, with nominations displayed at the IWPC office. After the withdrawal window on April 4th, every candidate standing was declared elected without a contest.
The executive committee is equally settled. Twenty-one members were selected, including Aditi Nigam, Amiti Sen, Anju Grover, Anu Shakti, Aruna Singh, Bhasha Singh, Fozia Yasin, Geeta Shree, Huma Siddiqui, Kavita Bajeli Dutt, Malini Srivastava, Mrinal Ballari, Neerja Vakil, Nisha Singh, Preeti Prakash, Saraswati Chakraborty, Shivani Rawat, Shobhana Jain, T.K. Rajlaxmi, Vibha Joshi and Yogita Yadav.
An unopposed sweep suggests a leadership with few serious challengers. The IWPC now has a full bench. Whether it uses it to sharpen journalism’s gender conversation in India remains to be seen.
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Dish TV shareholders approve three independent directors
99.49 per cent vote of confidence strengthens board as company expands into connected TV, e-commerce and OTT.
MUMBAI: Dish TV has just been served a near-perfect vote of confidence and the shareholders have dished it out in style. Shareholders of the DTH operator have approved the appointment of three new Independent Directors with an overwhelming 99.49 per cent approval. The three appointees are Mr Arun Kumar Kapoor, Ms Heena Naishadh Bhatt and Mr Ashok Anant Paranjpe.
The strong mandate reflects continued investor faith in the company’s strategy, disciplined execution and long-term value creation. It comes as Dish TV focuses on stabilising its core DTH business while actively scaling new verticals connected TV platform VZY, B2B e-commerce ShopZop, and OTT service Watcho to build a more diversified and resilient growth trajectory.
Dish TV India Limited, CEO & executive director Manoj Dhobhal said, “We are encouraged by the shareholders’ approval of the appointment of the Independent Directors and sincerely thank them for their continued trust and confidence. The Board is already benefiting from the Directors’ collective experience, which will further sharpen strategic focus and support disciplined execution.”
With a fresh, strengthened board in place, Dish TV is well positioned to navigate the evolving media landscape. In a sector where every percentage point matters, a 99.49 per cent thumbs-up is the kind of ringing endorsement that suggests the company’s recipe for the future is already tasting right.
