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Amit Shah steps into Bihar’s political dangal
MUMBAI: When it comes to Bihar, the battle is always bigger, the banter sharper, and the stakes sky-high. News18 India’s Sabse Bada Dangal Bihar 2025 promises just that, a full day of political punchlines, fiery face-offs and candid confessions, live from Patna.
As the state gears up for its much-awaited assembly elections, union home minister Amit Shah will headline the conclave, decoding Bihar’s development priorities, political pulse and the broader national vision. His appearance is set to be the showstopper of the event, offering viewers an inside track on the BJP’s strategy and outlook ahead of the polls.
Kicking off with a charged debate featuring Waris Pathan (AIMIM), Abhay Dubey (Congress) and Ajay Alok (BJP), the day’s discussions promise no shortage of fireworks. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Jitan Ram Manjhi, and Pawan Khera will bring their own political flavours to the mix, dissecting Bihar’s governance, leadership and future course.
The conclave’s star-studded lineup also features Chirag Paswan, Rajneet Ranjan, Samrat Chaudhary, Keshav Maurya, Mukesh Sahani, and Bhupesh Baghel, among others. Each session aims to go beyond election rhetoric, tapping into the hopes, challenges and choices shaping Bihar’s tomorrow.
With voices across party lines, Guru Prakash Paswan, Divjyoti, Rajiv Ranjan, and journalist Kanhaiya Bhelari, joining the fray, expect sparks to fly as politics meets perspective.
Closing the day on a reflective note, JDU’s Sanjay Jha will share his insights on Bihar’s evolving political landscape and development journey.
Sabse Bada Dangal Bihar 2025 is more than a pre-election spectacle. It’s where power meets people, politics meets purpose, and Bihar’s heartbeat is felt, loud, live and unfiltered.
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Senior media executive Madhu Soman exits Zee Media
Former Reuters and Bloomberg leader says he leaves with “no regrets” after brief stint at WION and Zee Business
NOIDA: Madhu Soman, a veteran of global newsrooms and media sales floors, has stepped away from Zee Media Corporation after a short stint steering business strategy for WION and Zee Business.
In a reflective LinkedIn note marking his departure, Soman said his time within the network’s corridors was always likely to be brief. “Some chapters close faster than expected,” he wrote, signalling the end of a nearly two-year spell in which he oversaw both editorial partnerships and commercial strategy.
Soman joined Zee Media in 2022 after more than a decade abroad with Reuters and Bloomberg, returning to India to take on the role of chief business officer for WION and Zee Business. His mandate was ambitious: bridge the newsroom and the revenue desk while expanding digital and broadcast reach.
During the stint, Zee Business reached break-even for the first time since its launch in 2005, while WION refreshed programming and strengthened its digital footprint across platforms such as YouTube and Facebook.
But Soman suggested the cultural fit proved uneasy. Describing himself as a “cultural misfit”, he hinted at deeper tensions between editorial instincts shaped in global newsrooms and the realities of India’s television news ecosystem.
Before joining Zee, Soman spent more than seven years at Bloomberg in Hong Kong as head of broadcast sales for Asia-Pacific, expanding the company’s news syndication business across several markets. Earlier, he held senior editorial roles at Reuters, overseeing online strategy in India and managing Reuters Video Services from London.
His career began in television and wire reporting, including a stint with ANI during the 1999 Kargil conflict, before moving into digital publishing as India’s internet media landscape took shape.
Now, after nearly three decades in broadcast and digital media, Soman is leaving Delhi NCR and returning to his hometown, Trivandrum.
Exhausted, he admits. But unbowed. And with one quiet line that sums up the journey: he didn’t sell his soul — because some things, after all, are not for sale.
