News Broadcasting
Aryans to feature in etc’s ‘pop ki aandhi’
Etc music is will present Aryans in its Chit Chaat show to be aired on Wednesday 21 April at 7:30 pm. The show will be anchored by Suresh Menon, this time in the garb of Ashok Kumar.
Aryans recently had given a fine show in their latest album Hai Dil. In the show, the band members Narayan, Sadu, Yakub, Jogi and Atul will be treating the viewers with extempore singing and musical instruments.
Pop Ki Aandhi is a special slot, which is dedicated to the personalities from the music industry. In this slot, etc features one musician or music group every fortnight.
Aryans will talk in length with Suresh Menon about the long wait they had before Hai Dil and about the offers they are receiving for providing background scores in films.
“We wanted to give our best. That is why we waited until we were satisfied with our songs, music and composition.”
Then we have something on nudity. “We do not believe in nudity. If your music is good then you don’t need all this absurd gimmickry to sell. You need naked girls only if you copy the music of others or your own music is bad”. Says Narayan.
On a question hurled at Narayan, a malayalee, about having not sung a malyalee pop song, we have this gem: ” have you ever seen a pop singer in lungee?”
In between chats, Narayan, Sadu, and Atul will sing songs from their album while Yakub and Jogi will give them company with instrumental music. The album consists of some soulful songs like Kahan Gaye Woh Din, Dil Akelaa Hai and Jaane Kaun Saa Rastaa and also some peppy numbers like Jee Chahtaa Hai.
News Broadcasting
Times Network to air JVC Exit Poll across 5 regions on April 29
Four-hour broadcast spans states and Puducherry with data-led analysis
MUMBAI: Times Network is set to roll out what it calls one of its most expansive election programming efforts yet, culminating in the JVC Exit Poll on 29 April, with a multi-hour broadcast spanning key poll-bound regions.
The exit poll will air across Times Now and Times Now Navbharat, beginning at 5pm and 4pm respectively. Co-powered by Vedanta and Jindal Stainless, the programming aims to combine on-ground reportage with data-driven projections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry.
The network has deployed over 50 journalists across these regions, gathering voter sentiment and local insights in the run-up to polling. The effort builds on its ongoing election formats such as Election Yatra and Election Premier League, which have tracked campaign narratives and community-level issues.
In parallel, Times Now Navbharat has focused on constituency-level reporting in West Bengal through its Jan Gan ka Mann series, capturing voter opinions across diverse segments.
The coverage has also featured interviews with prominent political leaders. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress leaders Ramesh Chennithala and V D Satheesan have appeared on the network’s election specials. From Tamil Nadu, voices including deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran, BJP leader K Annamalai and NTK’s Seeman have also featured in discussions.
On the day of the exit poll, the network’s primetime anchors, including Navika Kumar, Zakka Jacob and Sumit Awasthi, will lead the coverage. They will be joined by a panel of political analysts, psephologists and senior journalists offering real-time insights and interpretation of trends.
The programming will integrate grassroots reportage with analytics from the JVC Exit Poll, aiming to give viewers an early sense of electoral outcomes ahead of the official results on 4 May.
With its combined English and Hindi broadcast reach, Times Network is positioning this effort as a comprehensive look at voter sentiment, blending field reporting, data and debate to decode what could lie ahead when the final mandate is revealed.
