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AajTak leads Hindi News Coverage with 50% Reach on Election Results Day – Nielsen Mobile Panel
Mumbai: Aaj Tak has taken top position as news provider for Hindi viewers, achieving an extraordinary milestone during the coverage of the Lok Sabha Election Results on June 4th.*
Aaj Tak was accessed by 50% of the Hindi news-accessing audience across brand properties on YouTube, websites, and app platforms.**
This remarkable achievement underscores Aaj Tak’s continued dominance in the Hindi news segment. The channel’s commitment to delivering accurate, timely, and engaging news content has resonated strongly with its audience, ensuring that Aaj Tak remains the preferred news source for millions.
Aaj Tak’s innovative approach to digital news dissemination has further cemented its reputation as the leading news channel in India, showcasing its ability to adapt and thrive in a rapidly evolving multi platform media landscape.
*Source: Nielsen Mobile Panel
**Source: Nielsen’s data (unweighted),
Hindi news viewers across Youtube, website and app platforms are a subset of this panel, who accessed respective brand properties across YouTube, website, and app platforms on 4th June (Counting Day).
About Nielsen’s Passive Audience measurement panel
Nielsen Mobile Passive Audience Measurement Panel data is spread across 15 to 45-year-olds, NCCS ABC demographic in towns with populations over 1 lakh, amongst android users.
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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.
