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Colors and Life OK the biggest gainers in TAM week 23
MUMBAI: Week 23, TAM ratings. Hindi General Entertainment Channels (GECs) Colors and Life OK seem to have notched up the highest gains this week clipping on an additional 12 GRPs to take their individual scores to 198 and 149 GRPs respectively, according to ratings provided by a TV channel. On the other hand, Star Plus shed seven GRPs but has still managed to hold on to its No 1 spot.
Zee TV lopped off four GRPs to end the week with 180 GRPs staying put at No 3. Sony Entertainment was at no 4 and it dropped four GRPs to end the week with 150 GRPs. Sab lost seven GRPs this week taking its tally to 138 GRPs.
Numero uno Star Plus‘ chart topper Diya Aur Baati Hum remained stable generating 4.1 TVR. Other fiction series appear to be losing the connect with audiences. Thus, Yeh Rishta witnessed a drop to 3.1 TVR (3.7 TVR last week), Pyaar ka Dard to 3.0 TVR (3.6 TVR last week) followed by Veera at 2.1 TVR (2.6 TVR last week). The channel‘s talent hunt-cum-reality show India‘s Dancing Superstarmanaged to get 1.9 TVR on the weekend (Saturday – Sunday).
Colors‘ popular celebrity dance reality show JDJ helped it maintain its position this week (it generated a 2.4 TVR on Saturday and 2.3 TVR on Sunday). Balika Vadhu witnessed stability at 2.8 TVR and
Madhubala witnessed a jump to 2.9 TVR (2.6 TVR last week). Another dailyUttaran snipped off some viewers when it rated 2.2 TVR (2.5 TVR last week).
Zee TV‘s new reality show DID Super Moms apparently managed to remain stable with 3 TVR on Saturday and leapt to 3.6 TVR on Sunday. Its fictional offering Qubool Hai remained stable at 2.9 TVR (3 TVRl ast week), Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Kesaw a slight growth to 2.3 TVR (2.2 last week), PunarVivaah fell to 1.1 (1.4 TVR). The new reality peep show Connected Hum Tumwitnessed a relatively lukewarm response with a 1.1 TVR. What was surprising was the rating that the Hindi feature film ‘Tarzaan the Wonder Car‘ got (0.7 TVR on Saturday) and another feature film ‘English Vinglish‘ got (a 0.6 TVR on Sunday).
Fourth placed, Sony Entertainment‘s long running crime series CID showed a marginal improvement as it registered a 2.3 TVR (2 TVR last week); whereas Crime Patrol rose to 1.7 TVR (1.4 last week). Finally, Comedy Circus showed stability with a 1.3 TVR. Its new historical show Maharana Pratap generated 1.3 TVR (1.5 last week). Other fiction shows either held on to their viewership or dipped marginally during the week. Sony‘s all new Indian Idol Junior(IIJ) notched up 1.9 TVR on the weekend.
Life OKs top series Mahadev‘s maha-episode on Sunday lured viewers scoring a 4 TVR making Life OK the second highest gainer of the week. The new fiction show Do Dil Ek Jaan managed to get 0.6 TVR. Hum Ne Li Hai… Shapathshowed an improvement to 1.5 TVR (1 TVR last week).
Sab let go of seven GRPs ending the week with 138 GRPs. Its fiction show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah continues to be the channel leader with 3.0 TVR (3.1 last week). Other fictional shows witnessed a marginal fall.
Sahara continued to be at the bottom of the heap with 16 GRPs.
In the movie channels genre: Zee Cinema reported 108 GRPs (103 last week); Star Gold 99 GRPs (103 last week) and Movies OK was at 53 GRPs (52 last week).
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YES Bank hands the keys to SBI veteran Vinay Tonse as it bets on a new era
Former SBI managing director appointed as YES Bank’s new MD and CEO
MUMBAI: YES Bank is done rebuilding. Now it wants to grow. The private sector lender has appointed Vinay Muralidhar Tonse as managing director and chief executive officer-designate, with RBI approval secured and a start date of April 6, 2026 confirmed. The three-year term signals the bank’s intent to shift gears from crisis recovery to full-throttle expansion.
Tonse, 60, is no stranger to scale. Most recently managing director at State Bank of India, he oversaw a retail book of roughly $800bn in deposits and advances, one of the largest in the country. Before that, he ran SBI Mutual Fund from August 2020 to December 2022, a stint that saw assets under management surge from Rs 4.32 lakh crore to Rs 7.32 lakh crore across market cycles. Add stints in Singapore and four years leading SBI’s overseas operations in Osaka, and the incoming chief arrives with a genuinely global CV.
His academic grounding is equally solid: a commerce degree from St Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bengaluru, and a master’s in commerce from Bangalore University.
The appointment follows an extensive search and evaluation process by the bank’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee. NRC chairperson Nandita Gurjar said the committee unanimously backed Tonse, citing his leadership track record, governance credentials and ability to drive the bank’s next phase of transformation.
Non-executive chairman Rama Subramaniam Gandhi was unequivocal. “I am certain that Vinay Tonse, with his vast experience as a senior banker, will propel YES Bank to its next phase of growth,” Gandhi said, adding that the bank remains focused on strengthening its retail and corporate banking franchises and expanding its branch network.
Rajeev Kannan, non-executive director and senior executive at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, the bank’s largest shareholder, said Tonse’s experience across retail, corporate banking, global markets and asset management positioned him well to lead the lender. SMBC said it looks forward to working with Tonse and the board as YES Bank pursues its ambition of becoming a top-tier private sector lender anchored in strong governance and sustainable growth.
Tonse succeeds Prashant Kumar, who took the helm in March 2020 when YES Bank was in freefall following a severe financial crisis, and spent six years painstakingly stabilising the institution, rebuilding governance and restoring operational scale. Gandhi was generous: “The bank remains indebted to Prashant Kumar, who is responsible for much of what a strong financial powerhouse YES Bank is today.”
Tonse, for his part, struck a purposeful note. “Together with the board and my colleagues, I remain deeply committed to creating long-term value for all our stakeholders,” he said, pledging to build on Kumar’s foundation guided by his personal motto: Make A Difference.
Beyond the balance sheet, Tonse played cricket at college and club level and represented Karnataka in archery at the national championships — sports he credits with teaching him teamwork, situational leadership, discipline and focus. In quieter moments, he reaches for retro Kannada music, classic Hindi songs, and the crooning of Engelbert Humperdinck, Mukesh and Kishore Kumar.
YES Bank has its steady-handed rebuilder in Kumar to thank for survival. Now it has a scale-obsessed growth banker at the wheel. The next chapter starts April 6.
