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BBC invites viewers to vote for their favourite TV moments
MUMBAI: With a little over two months left for 2005 to get over, UK pubcaster The BBC has announced that its new and improved show 2005 TV Moments returns at the end of the year. For the first time in the show’s history, all the winners are to be voted for solely by the television viewing public.
By logging on to bbc.co.uk/tvmoments from today 24 October 2005 British viewers will able to vote for their favourite television moments of the past ten months. From y 21 November 2005 viewers will be able to start voting for November through to December programmes.
From comedy to sport, and from entertainment to news, this annual retrospective celebrates those small screen moments which have become the talking point of an entire nation. There are six categories in all and viewers will be given four TV Moments to choose between in each.
The categories are: January– February; March–April; May–June; July–August; September-October; and November–December. Viewers will also be given the choice of voting for their ultimate Golden TV Moment for the past year.
The nominations so far include Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 4 and Dad on BBC Two. This took a look at the discomfort of growing old, the burden of having parents staying in one’s house, and the diminishing dignity from one generation to the next. Perhaps the most famous moment happened on BBC News when Prince Charles called media reporters “those bloody people” and rounds on anchor Nicholas Witchell during a photocall. What he doesn’t realise is that he can be overheard.
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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.
