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NewsX Special Shows on 23rd & 24th March
MUMBAI: This weekend on NewsX – No Holds Barred, there will be two different episodes on Saturday & Sunday.
Saturday – This weekend watch out for Mr. Tom Vadakkan, who recently joined hands with BJP, during the episode, he will share his experience on joining the new party and his agendas for the forthcoming elections.
Sunday – While in another episode of NewsX- No Holds Barred, watch out for Mr. Santosh Desai, India’s foremost brand consultant who will share his views on “Brand Modi” and what brand Modi carries that his adversaries are missing? And also, Is chowkidar campaign adding weight to brand Modi?
In this weekend episode of Legally Speaking, there will be an interesting discussion with Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Member of Parliament, he will share the Congress party agenda for the upcoming general elections.
This weekend on NewsX-The Sunday Guardian-The Roundtable, there will be an interesting discussion between, Mr Shahid Siddiqui, Former member of the Rajya Sabha; Ms Smita Prakash, Editor, ANI; Mr Ruben Banerjee, Editor, Outlook and Ms Neerja Chowdhary, Columnist. These guests will share their views on the upcoming general elections and government policies.
In the show Cover Story, there will be a special episode on Uttar Pradesh elections- Lucknow Diaries, watch out for an interesting face-off between Mr Udayveer Singh, MLC, Samajwadi party and
Mr. Surendra Rajput, Senior Congress Leader on the role of the state of Uttar Pradesh in forming the government during forthcoming general elections.
News Broadcasting
Book Cricket gets a digital century on News18 amid T20 fever
Nostalgic classroom game revamped in English, Hindi plus Telugu on web and app.
MUMBAI: When the T20 World Cup fever hits fever pitch, News18 decides to flip the script straight back to the classroom. The digital news platform has revived the timeless schoolyard favourite Book Cricket as an interactive online game, perfectly timed to ride the cricket wave gripping fans across the globe. The reimagined Book Cricket ditches textbooks for smartphones, blending old-school nostalgia with modern gameplay. Once a sneaky recess pastime played by flicking book pages to score runs, the digital version now offers seamless fun for anyone craving a quick cricket fix between overs.
Available in English, Hindi and Telugu (with more languages planned across News18’s network), the game sits within the platform’s fast-growing gaming portfolio of over 20 titles, all built in-house. It joins event-driven hits like ‘Kursi Catcher’ and ‘Result Rewind’ during the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections, plus festive specials such as ‘Durga’s Astras’ for Durga Puja and ‘Mouse Modak’ for Ganesh Chaturthi.
News18 Digital CEO Mitul Sangani said, “Gaming is a key pillar of our engagement strategy. At News18, we uniquely combine our newsroom agility with immersive gaming experiences. By blending credible content with interactive formats, we are creating meaningful engagement in an era defined by shrinking attention spans and evolving consumption habits.”
Select titles have expanded beyond News18.com to CNBC-TV18.com and Firstpost.com, reflecting the network’s push to deepen user interaction across platforms. The Book Cricket game is live now at https://www.news18.com/games/book-cricket/.
In a tournament where every boundary counts, News18’s digital Book Cricket proves the simplest games can still deliver the biggest smiles no syllabus required, just pure cricket joy one page-flip at a time.
