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BSE, NDTV in joint initiative for live ticker, video screen
MUMBAI: Prannoy Roy’s NDTV has pulled off a market positioning coup with the unveiling this morning of BSE Broadcast, a joint initiative between the news media major and the Bombay Stock Exchange.
The front facade of the BSE building in south Mumbai’s Fort area will now show a stock ticker that will display all the indices at the BSE as well as individual stock information till 8 pm daily. Additionally, a large videoscreen put up below BSE’s live ticker will continuously beam business channel NDTV Profit.
The ten-year deal involves NDTV Media providing the technology for the Indian version of New York’s Times Square.
While lauding the effort as “an overdue initiative to enable the man in the street to read the writing on the wall”, Securities Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairman M Damodaran used the occasion to send across a tough message to sections of the electronic and print media against what he termed as “agenda driven attempts being passed off as information to the unsuspecting”.
“If you look at what is coming out in the media, it is personal involvement masquerading as informed advice. We will find a way to deal with that in the interest of the average investor,” Damodaran said.
Roy said: “All stock markets must have transparency, credibility and provide information as widely as possible.
“We are very, very proud at NDTV Profit to be associated with this exercise.”
BSE managing director and CEO Rajnikant Patel said the initiative was symbolic of a greater transformation going on in India’s capital markets, which were moving towards stronger systems and more transparency and credibility.
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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.
